Pennsylvania State Senator Proposes Misguided Bag Tax
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...
View ArticleNew Poll: Majority of Americans Against Proposals to Tax or Ban Plastic Bags
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,...
View ArticleNew Survey: Majority of Consumers Unaware of Excessive Lead and Bacteria...
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...
View ArticleCongressman Jim Moran Proposes Misguided Bag Tax
Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) criticized Congressman Jim Moran’s (D-Va.) proposed legislation that would levy a nationwide five-cent tax on plastic bags. If passed, the ban...
View ArticleCelebrity chefs leave bad taste
There’s an old wise-crack that “everybody has the right to my opinion.” It’s a quip that brings to mind every bobble-headed political pundit on cable news. But more and more, oddly, it seems to apply...
View ArticleTaste, cost and health are all factors with food in schools
British "Minister of Food" Jamie Oliver is back on the air after getting a brief boot from ABC to make room during May sweeps. But Oliver's failure to capture much viewership — his show is now...
View ArticleFood police arrest of our diet a first-course mistake
The federal government's famed "Food Pyramid" is on its way out, to be replaced by something resembling a plate or, somewhat ironically, a pie chart. While the "Food Pyramid" — or "Food Plate" — is a...
View ArticleNew Analysis Exposes Partisanship of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics...
ActivistCash.com, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), released a study conclusively demonstrating the bias and partisanship of the so-called Citizens for Responsibility and...
View ArticleNew Study: Food Environment Plays Very Small Role in Obesity Rates
According to a new study posted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, environmental factors such as food prices or restaurant location play a minuscule role in America’s increasing rates of...
View ArticleDon’t Be A Turkey This Thanksgiving; Insist On the Obesity Liability Waiver
This Thanksgiving, the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) wishes the nation a guilt-free turkey day filled with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, and all the trimmings. But with a cornucopia of...
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PETA Loses Request for Chicken Memorial
The City of Salem, Oregon has denied People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) request to erect a statue in honor of approximately 5,400 of chickens killed, wounded, distressed or missing in...
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