California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, SB 54, requires producers of single-use packaging and plastic food serviceware sold in California to assume financial responsibility for the...more
Colorado’s comprehensive extended producer responsibility (EPR) program reporting deadline is fast approaching. Producers (including brand owners, manufacturers, importers and retailers) of packaging and paper products are...more
7/15/2025
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Businesses manufacturing, distributing or selling packaging, paper products and food packaging in Minnesota must comply with Minnesota’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws. Affected businesses were required to...more
7/10/2025
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The European Accessibility Act (“EAA”) takes effect across the European Union on June 28, 2025, for new products and services in the EU market. Products and services already on the market have a longer transitional period...more
Under Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, the deadline for producers of consumer packaging, paper and food serviceware to register and report their production of such materials to the Circular Action Alliance...more
5/13/2025
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We have noticed a growing trend of class actions suing businesses over pricing practices. Brands and retailers who advertise discounts framing the discount as a bargain off the “regular price” when the business has never...more
On January 14, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new requirement for all packaged foods to have a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label. The FDA’s position is that the FOP label would provide consumers...more
On January 15, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended its color additive regulations by revoking its authorization for use in food and ingested medications of FD&C Red No. 3 (Red No. 3), a synthetic red dye....more
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its stay of the preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), 31 U.S.C. § 5336. This decision reinstates the injunction nationwide, meaning...more
On December 3, 2024, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), 31 U.S.C. § 5336, nationwide and stayed the reporting deadline of January...more