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title: John Villafranco and Katie Rogers Quoted in NutraIngredients USA
date: 2023-08-30T11:42:00-04:00
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# John Villafranco and Katie Rogers Quoted in *NutraIngredients USA*

  August 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partner [John Villafranco](https://www.kelleydrye.com/Our-People/John-E-Villafranco) and Special Counsel, [Katie Rogers](https://www.kelleydrye.com/Our-People/Katherine-Rogers), were quoted in *NutraIngredients USA* on PFAS-free marketing and what you need to know now.   
  
​“Nutraceutical companies that claim their products or packaging are ​“PFAS-free” should proceed cautiously,” Villafranco says. He further explains that there is along and growing list of consumer product companies that have been sued over the alleged finding of PFAS in products making PFAS-free or other environmental claims.  
   
Rogers adds, ​“The first stop for marketers should be the FTC’s Green Guides, which provide guidance that will help their company’s creative team develop claims about the environmental benefits of the company’s products.”  
  
Read the full article [here](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/attachments/NutraIngredients-USA-8-17-23-FINAL.pdf).

 

 

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