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Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs in Britain

Pictures showing gruesome effects of smoking on the body will replace text warnings on cigarette packets in Britain from today, 1 October.

1 Oct 2008

The images - which include pictures of rotting teeth and lungs, throat cancer, and a 'flaccid' cigarette - will replace the written warnings featured on packs, introduced in January 2003.

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