Excise Hike on Cigarettes Risks Fueling Illicit Trade and Hurting Consumers New Delhi, INDIA – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the government’s move to reintroduce excise duty on...
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC, a pivotal case concerning the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of...
For years, we’ve covered the extent of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s multi-million dollar campaigns to try to shape the lives of ordinary consumers. What began as an...
If you happen to practice harm reduction and have a vape device in your pocket, it seems Thailand is the last place you’re going to want to visit. In the...
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration handed down a consequential decision affecting millions of consumers: a marketing denial order for Juul Labs, maker of the popular pod-based Juul vaping...
Washington, D.C. – The Food & Drug Administration is reportedly set to deny Juul’s pre-market authorization applications, which would effectively ban all Juul nicotine vaping products in the United States. The Consumer Choice Center...
Bangkok, TH – As Thailand considers revising its ban on harm reducing nicotine delivery products, a global consumer advocacy group is praising the actions of Digital Economy and Society Minister...
By Yaël Ossowski When the state acts to protect our children, we trust it will do so with knowledge and responsibility. Considering the rise in availability of vaping products this...
By Yaël Ossowski As a consumer advocate enamored with technology, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing a new product or service providing a solution to an old problem. The...
By Yaël Ossowski It often takes a long time for health policy influencers, advocates, and proponents to admit fault. When it is about topics such as diet fads, saturated fats,...
While most popular attention this month has been on the vital discussions at the United Nation’s COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, there is an equally important UN conference happening...
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC COP) is coming up next week, after having been cancelled last year. The meeting will assess the progress of WHO...
