Jul 18, 2011

New Labels Not So Scary for Cigarette Sales

The nation's top tobacco companies' sales aren't expected to go up in smoke Atis cigarettes despite new grisly warning labels that are set to appear on cigarettes packs next year.

The graphic labels, which were released in June by the Food and Drug Administration and include an image of rotting teeth and gums, will cause a decline of less than 1 percent in overall U.S. tobacco revenues in 2013, according to a recent analysis by research firm IBISWorld.