As absurd as it is, one of the reasons I buy so many scotches and sweets is that I love the packaging. Many of them look like they would be sold in antique shops–Dental, Starr, Lorrilard, Peach, Rooster etc… I noticed that the American Snuff Company has the least noticable warnings. My can of American Snuff Co. Peach [which is, incidentally, my new favourite for dipping] has little or no health warning. There might be one there; I don’t have it in front of me. There seems to be a new wave of warnings, though. I bought a can of Red Seal sweet dry snuff and it has a giant black warning with white text teeling me that the product is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. I’m guessing this is due to new regulations and that this will be the norm–I have other U.S. Smokeless products that don’t carry such a big warning. I wonder if some brands will disappear instead of changing their label (depending on how high-tech the label printer is–it could be easy for them to do I guess). If that’s the way things are going, I’m glad I’ve had a chance to buy a lot of the scotches and sweets before the new warnings come out.

On most of my snus I cannot read the expiration date without very carefully peeling the warning labels. Ken

New laws require the warning on all products. As old stock is replaced with new, you’ll see the warning on all of them.

Warning! Don’t go to India. It Could Damage Your Health. A new bridge could fall on you…

It’s gotten a bit out of hand. A calendar I bought recently had a warning sticker on it advising me that every day I made it through of the 365 listed would bring me closer to death.

It is depressing isn’t it?

Next thing you know there’ll be carpal tunnel warnings on adult magazines…

I wouldn’t surprise me, though…