Why do cigarette companies bother putting warning labels?

Im a smoker to and the warning labels dont deter me from smoking, but i think the point of them is not to stop people who are already smokers, but its more targeted and children who dont smoke and stopping them before they take up the habit.

For the same reason McDonald's now puts labels that their hot coffee may be HOT. LOL Idiots who have tried to make their millions off of big companies instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. It's no secret smoking is bad for your health, even a toddler understands that now. It's also no big surprise over eating can kill you and over drinking and so on.. but in today's society nobody wants to take charge of their own well being and wants to blame anything wrong or bad in their life on someone else. It's just down right sad.

... because the government tells them to, and if the gov. didn't tell us, well.?

its bcoz of the govt rules that may be imposed to put such a warning on their products.

The legal provision of the country makes the ciggerete companies put the statutary warning otherwise in earlier days, this was not there.However the smokers continue smoking without bothering the warning.The warning is also written in small writings only so that it is hardly noticable.

They do it to protect their own butts. I think they've been sued because although people know it's bad for you they still said well you didn't put a warning on it saying I could have these things happen to me so it's your fault. So, they put the warnings on there so they wouldn't be held liable.

actually it is not that hey bother to put up those lables but i think in every country they have made it mandatoory for them to put up warning and lablels against their use , maybe the thing is that ways they may help to reduce their use and addiction , but frankly people who are addict dont even care a penny about those lablels and maybe dont even look at them .

It all has to do with legal issues and liability. It sounds ridiculous, I know. In this day and age who doesn't know that smoking is bad for you?

well its just the matter to be fulfiled the society prospectus, when a teenager start smoking sould be knowing that what is he inhailing and what are the causes. so its just for them to know that you better know what you are just trying to do. well its not only fun, its also dangerous for your health and be carefull about it. Regards, Sam

Maybe it is one of humanity ... of course do no want their product become low in sell, but they still need warn about the smoking effect ... or maybe it's one of goverment programme for protecting civil from desease ...

It's a simply warning or u can say dey doin his formality ...only??? even, i m not smoker.....but it's mine opinion on it ???

I think it's good there are warnings on the packets. I don't think all the latest anti-smoking propoganda is that great though. For example how far smokers have to go in order to smoke. It annoys ME and I'm not even a smoker - simply because I like to sit down with friends (most of whom smoke) and they're required to get up, walk miles away and light up over there. I also don't like how some places won't allow people to eat in the smoking area. I think that's ridiculous because if a non-smoker WANTS to sit and eat with smokers, then they should be allowed that choice.

Perhaps its also to the first time tryers of smokes(usually youngsters)who may not know the full dangers of smoking. If you have made the decision to smoke and are sicking of the warning labels I saw here on trademe someone had made little stickers with funny little comments on them and was selling them so you can put them over the top of the warning labels. I am not a smoker and find it a bit distasteful but I thought it was a good idea and the funny comments made me laugh :))

I seriously think the warning is there only because there's a law that states it has to be there.And not all law makes sense...

In Australia it is law.

I don smoke but i can advice people who smoke that please stop it.. It is not good for your health.

because government compels them to do so

I think its one of the requirements from the Government to put those label. And yes, it is really the individual's choice whether you like to stop or not even with the warning label on it.

I think it is not their choice. the law tells them to put those warnings there.

i do smoke also i like to smoke i always see the label but i don't care the label if companies wants people to help quiting smoke the first thing they do is close their company so that people stop smoking thats the time they help them to stop smoking not putting label warning