(Newsroom America) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday rolled out nine new graphic warning labels for cigarettes aimed at showing the negative health affects of smoking.
The images include pictures of a man smoking with a tracheotomy and diseased teeth and gums.
They also depict a the corpse of a smoker; smoke swirling around a mother holding her baby; and diseased lungs. The graphics are accompanied with phrases like, "smoking can kill you," and, "smoking causes cancer."
The new labels will also include a quit smoking hotline.
The FDA said the labels will take up the top half of cigarette packs. Warning labels must also accompany all advertisements and must comprise at least 20 percent of the ad. The agency said cigarette makers have until 2012 to comply with the new rules.
The new mandates stem from a 2009 law that gave the federal government the authority to regulate tobacco for the first time. The law allows the government to regulate the type and amount of tobacco advertising, as well as nicotine levels.
The new graphic labels have been adopted in recent years and are in use by 30 countries or jurisdictions.
