2019-03-08   World

Judge orders FDA to create graphic cigarette warnings

Judge orders FDA to create graphic cigarette warnings

BOSTON (AP) – A federal judge in Boston has ordered the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to create graphic health warnings for cigarette packs and related advertising by next year. The Boston Globe reports that the judge ordered Tuesday that the agency must complete a study of the graphic warnings by April 15, submit a rule mandating the warnings for publication by Aug.