Month: December 2017

Homegrown pot ban “silly”: Consumer advocacy group

WINNIPEG SUN: A consumer choice advocacy group has condemned the Manitoba government’s plan to ban homegrown marijuana when it becomes legal in the country next year.

The Döner debate is emblematic for the need for evidence-based policy-making

VOCAL EUROPE: In a recent move by Social Democrats and Greens in the European Parliament, there has been a call to phase-out the use of phosphate in the fast-food product döner kebab.

To tax or not to tax: The Great Sugar Debate

GLOBAL NEWS: LISTEN: North American Affairs Manager of the Consumer Choice Center and sugar tax opponent David Clement.

Comment Central

Belgium: Star Wars is a gateway drug

COMMENT CENTRAL: Children paying for in-game purchases is a sign of inattentive parents not a gambling addiction, writes Bill Wirtz.

L’esperimento Australiano dei Pacchetti Neutri sul tabacco è stato un disastro: L’Italia deve evitarlo.

AREA PRESS: Il primo Dicembre 2012 l’Australia ha implementato per la prima volta nel mondo i pacchetti neutri sui prodotti tabacchiferi, limitando l’uso di colori, loghi e trademarks sui pacchetti.

Canada Can Lead The Way On Pot, Vapes and Plain Packs

HUFFINGTON POST: The world is paying attention to Canada right now. Two very important pieces of legislation on consumer products are being debated, which could provide many lessons for the world.

L’esperimento Australiano dei Pacchetti Neutri sul tabacco è stato un disastro

COMUNICATO-STAMPA: L’Italia deve evitare di fare l’errore di proporre pacchetti standardizzati sui pacchetti di sigarette!.

Australien feiert 5 Jahre Plain Packaging – Aber gibt es wirklich Grund zur Freude?

HUFFINGTON POST: Es wäre an der Zeit, dass die internationale Gesundheitslobby das Scheitern von Plain Packaging zugibt, Politik wieder Evidenz folgt und damit aufhört Daten und Fakten zu ignorieren.

L’esperimento Australiano dei Pacchetti Neutri sul tabacco è stato un disastro: L’Italia deve evitarlo

COMUNICATI: Anche se l’intento del programma australiano era benevolo, esso ha miseramente fallito nel produrre gli effetti desiderati.

Plain tobacco packaging ‘fails’ in Australia

TALKING RETAIL: Australia’s introduction of plain tobacco packaging has been branded a failure, five years after its implementation.

L’expérience australienne sur le paquet de cigarettes neutre a été un échec 

CONTACT : Yaël Ossowski Directeur-adjoint Consumer Choice Center yael@consumerchoicecenter.org L’expérience australienne sur le paquet de cigarettes neutre a été un échec : Et en France ? Paris, FR – Le 1 décembre 2012, l’Australie a mis en oeuvre la première législation de paquet neutre au monde. Cette loi interdit à n’importe quel producteur de tabac d’afficher sa marque […]

Govt Intentions on Cigarette Packaging Could Be Hell

NEWSMAX: On this day, Dec. 1, five years ago, the Australian government implemented the mandatory plain packaging of all tobacco products. This means that cigarettes, rolled tobacco, and the likes, can only be sold in packs that do not show the particular brand in question.

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