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WARNINGSWarning labels mustbe placed on cigarettepackages. Why doesthe federal law requiresuch warnings?Figure 15.5SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smokingby Pregnant Women May Result in FetalInjury, Premature Birth, and Low Birth WeightSURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: QuittingSmoking Now Greatly Reduces SeriousRisks to Your HealthSURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING:Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon MonoxideSURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: SmokingCauses Lung Cancer, Heart Disease,Emphysema, and May Complicate PregnancyllLabeling and packaging. The Food and Drug Administrationrequires warning labels and tamper-proof packaging of certainnonprescription drugs and cosmetics. Warning notices must also beplaced on cigarettes (see Figure 15.5). Beverage companies mustdisclose how much fruit juice they put into their drinks.Outright prohibition. For example, cigarette advertising is bannedon television.330 Unit 3: Understanding Consumer LawState and Local LawsIf goods are manufactured and sold only within the boundaries of astate, the federal government has no control over the goods. For thisreason many states have enacted their own product liability laws, whichapply to intrastate sales (sales within a state). Most states and localgovernments have their own pure food laws and health laws to protectthe public. Nearly all states and localities license and regulate establishmentsthat sell food. Most states also have laws regulating meat andmilk, and laws regulating the processing and canning of food.Consumer Protection AssistanceMany state and local governments have offices of consumer affairsto educate consumers and help protect them against fraud. The businesscommunity is also increasingly policing itself, trying to protect consumersfrom questionable practices.The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission establishes safetystandards for consumer products. It has the power to recall unsafe