Warnings now required for cigar labels. Cigar smoking can cause cancers of the mouth and throat, even if you do not inhale. Smoking can cause lung cancer and heart disease. Tobacco use increases the risk of infertility, stillbirth and low birth weight. Cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes.
Tobacco smoke increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease, even in nonsmokers.
They agreed to use the warnings because the FTC considers failure to disclose the dangers of cigar smoking an unfair or deceptive practice. European Union may be headed toward more prominent cigarette warnings . The draft law requires tobacco-makers to reduce the tar and nicotine content of cigarettes sold within the member countries or made for export. The proposed regulations must still be endorsed by each of the 15 EU member countries and by the EU Assembly. The FDA also warned that claims that a food can affect structure or function are permissible only if the effect is achieved through nutritive value.