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Maine Law Heralds Wave of "Extended Producer Responsibility" Mandates for Product Packaging
Signaling a notable advance in "extended producer responsibility" (EPR) policies, on July 13, Maine became the first U.S. state to require companies to pay fees related to the type and quantity of packaging for…
FDA Considers Petition to Ban PFAS Food Uses, As Companies Move Toward Phase-Out
A coalition of environmental, food safety, and consumer health advocacy groups petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday to ban per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from food contact uses,…
Court Injunction Hints at Prop 65 Relief for Acrylamide in Foods
In the latest of a string of potentially ground-altering developments under California's Proposition 65, a federal judge has temporarily enjoined plaintiffs from initiating new cases alleging failure to warn for foods…
Biden EPA Continues Aggressive Enforcement Against Disinfectant Products and UV Devices Claiming to Kill Coronavirus
One of the few areas of EPA policy continuity between the Biden and Trump eras is the aggressive enforcement attention being paid to products that claim to fight the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus . While EPA has long…
The Prop 65 Annual Conference: Notes from the Front 2020
(Virtually) Live from San Francisco, Kelley Green Law Blog is reporting today from the Prop 65 Clearinghouse 2020 Conference .... the largest annual assemblage dedicated to the legal niche that is California’s…