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A coalition of consumer, health groups – including NCL – call for nutrition, ingredient, and allergen labeling on alcoholic beverages

A coalition of consumer and health groups is urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to ensure that the agency responsible for regulating most alcoholic beverages in the U.S. – the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau – keeps its commitment to require standardized alcohol labeling on all beer, wine, and distilled spirits products by initiating three promised rulemakings on nutrition, ingredients, and allergen labeling on an accelerated basis.

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PBM reforms needed now in order to expand access to lower cost biosimilars that would benefit all Americans

The National Consumers League NCL recently submitted a letter to the U.S. House and Senate leadership expressing our collective support for PBM reforms to improve consumer and patient access to biosimilars.

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NCL urges Congress to improve air travel as FAA reauthorization progresses

Last week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advanced the five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. The legislation does contain some victories for consumers, it does not contain the deep reforms of an uncompetitive industry that are sorely needed.

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NCL testifies before Senate, urges stronger protections against scams

Highlighting the ongoing epidemic of fraud across the country, NCL Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud John Breyault testified today before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to advocate for stronger consumer protections alongside Carla Sanchez-Adams, a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.

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National Consumers League sues Starbucks, alleging coffee giant deceives customers with claims of “100% ethical” coffee, tea

The National Consumers League, on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, filed a lawsuit alleging that Starbucks is falsely and deceptively claiming “100% ethical” coffee and tea sourcing, detailing widespread evidence the company relies on farms and cooperatives that commit egregious labor and human rights violations. Suit charges Starbucks ignores documented history of labor, human rights abuses at supplier farms. At Brazil, Kenya, Guatemala suppliers, investigators find instances of child labor, sexual harassment, back-breaking work.