The Impact of Cigarillo Text Warning Presence and Size on Young Adults’ Cigarillo Risk Beliefs, Knowledge, Appeal, and Use Intentions
Our results suggest that the use of the small text warnings on cigarillo packs (~15% of pack size), as currently still found in the United States based on existing Federal Trade Commission agreement guidelines, is better than having no warnings at all, but that larger warnings sized at 30% of the pack (as proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and voluntarily used by some brands/manufacturers) could have significant benefits across a range of outcomes. Study findings lend support for the cigar warning requirements proposed by the U.S. FDA through the Deeming Rule.
Authors
- Olivia Ann Wackowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-5473)
- Andrew A. Strasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-2692)
- Melissa Mercincavage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1463-2466)
- Kevin R. J. Schroth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9926-6639)
- Cristine D. Delnevo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-4307)
- Michelle Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5767-7766)
- Stefanie K Gratale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-6304)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (NL)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf074
- Primary Topic
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00