Legal Analysis

The use of “forever chemicals” in the European Union would be largely banned under a proposal issued by the European Chemicals Agency. At the same time, more US states continue to ban PFAS-containing products without a clear roadmap for the plastic industry.

Last issue, we discussed the FTC’s plans to update its Green Guides, which are designed to help companies avoid misleading consumers when they tout the environmental attributes of their products and packages on labeling or in advertising, promotional materials or “any…

A November government oversight report found what it calls deficiencies, and recommends changes, in how the Food and Drug Administration regulates food-contact substances. Plastics are front-and-center in the report, which is titled “Food Safety: FDA Oversight of Substances Used in…

Treaty Trouble? A recent international agreement could result in supercharged versions of anti-plastics measures of the type we’ve seen for years. In Nairobi, Kenya, on March 2, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a resolution (one of 14) aimed at…