BANGKOK, TH – Last week, the Thai House of Representatives approved a report proposing three potential approaches to regulating vaping and heated tobacco devices, reinforcing the existing ban, regulating HTPs while...
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...
Washington, D.C. – Today the Consumer Choice Center launched its policy primer offering simple reforms to provide Americans with more competitive, reasonable, and accurate insurance rates. The result of reform...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the first few months of 2024, more than a dozen bills have been introduced in US states calling for a state-based Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA)...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, it was revealed that several congressmen and US senators have added a provision in the upcoming emergency government funding bill that would relegate tobacco-free synthetic...
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,...
In the backdrop of a very busy Congress, members of the U.S. House are pushing a bill that would eradicate entire categories of flavored nicotine products. This sweeping ban would...
The FDA’s failures are a result of too much regulatory dithering and bureaucracy. Yet the Times’ prescriptions for change would just increase the dose. A recent New York Times editorial about the...
Trump’s Vape Pod Flavor Ban is Just Another New Year’s Hangover Washington, D.C. – As millions of Americans awoke on New Year’s Day, we learned the Trump Administration and the...
