Consumer Choice Center: WHO is wrong to warn Europe away from Sweden’s harm‑reduction success
EU Should Reject WHO Pressure on Nicotine Pouches and Follow Sweden’s Anti-Smoking Success Brussels, 15 May 2026 –The World Health Organization today urged European countries not to follow Sweden’s regulatory approach to nicotine pouches, claiming the products are designed to hook young people. The Consumer Choice Center is calling the WHO’s intervention misplaced and counter‑productive for […]
BREAKING: Steep Gold Duties Could Push Trade Into Grey Markets
Gold Import Tax Hike May Distort Markets and Fuel Smuggling, Warns Consumer Group New Delhi, 14 May 2026 – The government has raised import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6% as part of efforts to curb non-essential imports, ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves, and support the rupee amid ongoing geopolitical tensions […]
EU Passenger Package: CCC welcomes booking reform, calls for open rail competition
Brussels Finally Opens the Booking Screen, Now Open the Tracks Brussels, 14 May 2026 – The European Commission yesterday tabled its Passenger Package, a proposal that would require major rail operators to open their ticketing platforms to competing distributors, give travellers a single Europe-wide ticket, and extend passenger rights across multi-operator journeys. The Consumer Choice Center […]
Pressemitteilung: Neuer Wettbewerber für die Deutsche Bahn – gut für Verbraucher
Consumer Choice Center begrüßt Einstieg von Italo in den deutschen Fernverkehr Der italienische Hochgeschwindigkeitszugbetreiber Italo plant den Einstieg in den deutschen Fernverkehr. Vorgesehen sind unter anderem tägliche Verbindungen mit Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen der Velaro-Produktfamilie von Siemens zwischen München, Köln und Dortmund sowie zwischen München, Berlin und Hamburg. Dazu erklärt der DACH-Beauftragte der Verbraucherorganisation Consumer Choice Center, Jens Teutrine: […]
Consumer Choice Center Reacts to King’s Speech
Consumers Must Remain at the Heart of Reform London, 13 May 2026 – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) has responded to today’s King’s Speech, which outlined the Government’s legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session, including proposals to strengthen ties with the European Union, expand infrastructure development, regulate late payments, support domestic steel production, introduce digital […]
Consumer Choice Center to Gov. Polis: Veto Credit Card Bill Before It Kills Coloradans’ Rewards Points and Punishes Tourists
Consumer Choice Center to Gov. Polis: Veto Credit Card Bill Before It Kills Coloradans’ Rewards Points and Punishes Tourists SB26-134 copies an Illinois law already partially struck down in federal court — Polis has until June 13 to act DENVER, CO — The Consumer Choice Center is calling on Gov. Jared Polis to veto SB26-134, […]
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s missteps led to his ouster
Out of Step with the Science and Time WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, “President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, according to people familiar with the matter, following a tumultuous period for the regulator that included clashes […]
BREAKING: Selective Fuel Pricing Risks Uneven Burden and Hidden Financial Strain, Says Consumer Group
Selective Fuel Price Adjustments Risk Uneven Burden on Consumers, Warns Consumer Group New Delhi, 7th May 2026 – As global crude oil prices rise and fuel retailers continue to absorb mounting losses, the Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the current approach to fuel pricing, where petrol and diesel rates remain frozen while other petroleum […]
New Report Outlines Taxpayer Funded Lobbying In Ottawa
Consumer Choice Center Releases Scathing Report on Circular Lobbying Ottawa, ON: Today, the Consumer Choice Center released a report on the widespread practice of circular lobbying, in which the government takes taxpayer money and hands it over to charities that then circle back to lobbying the government on public policy. The report exposes how deeply […]
Consumers Win With New Federal Privacy Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Rep. John Joyce introduced the Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act, the SECURE Data Act, which proposes a preemptive national privacy framework based on consumer privacy laws already passed in several states. James Czerniawski, Head of Emerging Technology Policy at Consumer Choice Center, an independent consumer […]
Prediction Market Crackdown: The System Is Working
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s been a flurry of news this week concerning law and order within prediction markets (Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, etc.), including the indictment of a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier accused of using classified information to profit from bets on Nicolás Maduro’s capture, Kalshi’s suspension and fining of three political candidates for trading […]
BREAKING: SCRAP DIGITAL SERVICES TAX, SAY CONSUMER GROUP
Government Urged to Reconsider Digital Services Tax Following Trump Tariff Warning London, 24 April 2026 – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) is urging the UK government to reconsider the future of the Digital Services Tax (DST) following renewed threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump to impose significant tariffs on British exports if the UK maintains […]