The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned hospitals that they could soon face shortages of critical surgical tools and equipment due to a dwindling supply of the chemical used to sterilize many U.S. medical devices. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 shows proposed cigarette warning labels. On Thursday, the agency announced a new attempt to place graphic warnings on all cigarettes to discourage Americans from smoking. The new effort comes more than seven years after a previous proposal was defeated in court. (FDA via AP)
This handout image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows one of nine new warning labels cigarette makers will have to use by the fall of 2012. The federal government fought an uphill battle Feb. 1, 2012, to convince a skeptical judge that tobacco companies should be required to put large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that the habit kills smokers and their babies. (Associated Press/U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
In this combination of images provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two of nine new warning labels cigarette makers will have to use by the fall of 2012 are seen here. (Associated Press/U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
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This image, provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is one of nine new warning labels that cigarette makers must use by the fall of 2012. In the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years, the FDA's the new warning labels graphically depict the health hazards of tobacco use.
This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 shows one of nine new warning labels cigarette makers will have to use by the fall of 2012. In the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years, the FDA's the new warning labels depict in graphic detail the negative health effects of tobacco use. (AP Photo/U.S. Food and Drug Administration)