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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Texas and Louisiana Serve Up New Laws on Food Product Labels and Disclosures

In a significant move toward greater labeling transparency and state oversight of food policy, Texas and Louisiana have enacted new laws requiring special labels and disclosures for certain food ingredients. Aimed at...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Consumer Protection and Fair-Trade Authority: businesses are required to disclose changes to product characteristics or...

Recently, the Consumer Protection and Fair-Trade Authority issued a position paper regarding the disclosure obligations businesses must meet when making changes to product characteristics or components. According to the...more

Jenner & Block

PFAS in Consumer Products

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Developing a Proactive and Strategic Game Plan - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products continue to be in the regulatory and litigation spotlight in 2023. Manufacturers and downstream businesses...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Informing on Cyber Risks during Sale of IoT Products

IoT products are fraught with risks when it comes to privacy, personal data, and cyberattacks, and consumers must be informed of these risks before purchasing. A new draft directive published by the Israeli Consumer...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Is Sustainability En Vogue or the Newest Staple? What New York’s Proposed Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act...

In anticipation of New York Fashion Week, lawmakers remind us that this season’s haute couture is not the only thing heating up right now. After years of global warming and environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New York State Fashion Act Proves That ESG Is Haute Couture

Continuing the recent trend of promoting sustainability and accountability among businesses, the proposed legislation would change the way in which major players in the fashion industry approach their operations....more

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New York State Fashion Act Would Put Fashion Industry Under the Spotlight

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The New York State Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (S7428/ A8352) (Fashion Act) would require fashion retailers and manufacturers doing business in New York State to comply with stringent supply chain...more

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The California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act – Are You Ready for January 1?

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On January 1, 2020, the website disclosure requirements of the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 become effective. By that date, “manufacturers” of “designated” products are required to post on their...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

“Monroney Stickers” And Protecting Car Buyers From Fraud In The Age Of Online Motor Vehicle Sales

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When Congress adopted legislation in 1958 requiring that manufacturers affix a label—today called a “Monroney sticker”—in the window of each new motor vehicle they produced showing the suggested retail price for the vehicle...more

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Palm Oil Supply Chain Abuses Reported by Amnesty International: Steps to Mitigate Legal Risk

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Amnesty International recently released a report alleging that supply chains for production of palm oil—a common ingredient in many consumer products—are tainted by forced and child labor. In the nearly 150-page report titled...more

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Children's Products: Safety Regulations Governing Rattles and Magnet Sets

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Through the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and other federal statutes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has promulgated regulations governing the manufacture and sale of children's products in...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California Enforces Transparency in Supply Chains Act

The Attorney General of California has recently sent letters to more than 1,700 companies notifying them that the State is enforcing the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which became effective in 2012. ...more

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Increased Activity Seen Under the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Is Your Company Prepared?

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In April 2015, the California Department of Justice began, for the first time, to send letters to companies regarding compliance with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act. The Act, effective January 1, 2012,...more

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California Transparency in Supply Chains Act

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As of last year, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act requires qualifying businesses to disclose their efforts to eradicate human trafficking and slavery from their direct supply chains. ...more

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