FDA issues graphic cigarette labels

RICHMOND, Va. — Rot­ting teeth. Dis­eased lungs. A corpse of a smoker. Nine new warn­ing labels fea­tur­ing graphic images that con­vey the dan­gers of smok­ing will be required by the Food and Drug Admin­is­tra­tion to be on U.S. cig­a­rette packs by 2012.