Today the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) opposed the position of a new study released by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy supporting a penny-per-ounce tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. The report suggests that Assemblyman Bill Monning’s (D-Carmel) legislation, AB 669, would generate significant new revenue...

Today HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), unveiled a new billboard in New York’s Times Square criticizing the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) for its deceptive fundraising practices. Despite most Americans’ belief to the contrary, HSUS is not a national umbrella...

Through its “HumaneWatch.org” project, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is criticizing today’s release of The Bond, a new book by Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) President Wayne Pacelle. In the book, Pacelle lectures Americans about “The Bond” between animals and humans, though he has previously...

Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) released findings from a new survey that found an overwhelming majority of Americans are not at all aware of the health concerns, such as excessive levels of lead and harmful bacteria, lurking in their fabric-like, polypropylene reusable bags. The national poll,...

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed a staggering 94 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2010. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the notorious animal rights group...

Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) released a new poll indicating that over 65% of Americans oppose proposals that seek to ban or place a tax on plastic bags. The national poll, commissioned by CCF and conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) in early March, also...

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) criticized Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.’s (D-Brownsville) proposed legislation, SB 1004, which would place a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages sold in grocery and retail stores.

A wealth of academic research demonstrates that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages have no measurable effect...

Today, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) criticized Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach’s (D-Montgomery/Delaware) proposed legislation, SB 590, that would place a two-cent tax on plastic bags provided to consumers by retailers. If passed, the tax will likely drive Pennsylvania consumers to purchase cheap, fabric-like reusable bags...

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) criticized California State Assemblyman Bill Monning’s (D-Carmel) proposed legislation, AB 669, which seeks to levy a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

A wealth of academic research demonstrates that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages have no measurable effect on the waistlines of Americans. Soft...

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) fired back at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for its hyperbolic "Don't drink yourself fat" PSAs. The newest commercial features over-the-top imagery, inappropriately insinuating that enjoying sugar-sweetened beverages like soda and sweetened tea leads to gangrene...