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pharmacologist Gustav Kuschinsky continued work similar to that begun with funding from Astel's institute with funding from the cigarette company Reemtsma

So, cigarette manufacturers started packaging the product during the early 1900s after tins gave way because packs served both consumer needs, brand requirements, and regulatory requirements

The United States was the first country to require tobacco products to bear health warnings, and all cigarette packages now sold in the country have modest ones like Surgeon Generals Warning: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, and May Complicate Pregnancy. But 39 other countries have gone well beyond such brief warnings and now require large, graphic depictions of smokings effects

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