Philip Morris-Mexico to Warn About Smoking Dangers

Source from:  Bloomberg News 09/25/2010

Philip Morris-Mexico said it will start distributing cigarette packets with new, more graphic warning labels as required by an agreement with the country's health department. The company, an affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc., said all of its cigarette packets will carry messages that warn about the dangers of smoking and the effects of second hand smoke. Philip Morris said in a statement Thursday that starting Saturday cigarette packets from all of its 13 brands made at the company's two Mexico plants and sold all over the country will carry the new images and labels. Mexican health authorities said there are 10.9 million smokers in Mexico and estimate half of them will die from smoking-related illnesses. Enditem