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PFAS Lawsuits Involve Apple Watch Bands, Samsung Galaxy Watch Bands, and Hershey's Chocolate Wrappers

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Lawsuits were recently filed against Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. related to their watch bands. Other lawsuits were also recently filed against The Hershey Co. related to the packaging of some of its...more

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Massachusetts Forms an EPR Commission for Packaging and Other Products

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On November 21, 2024, Massachusetts enacted legislation likely to accelerate its adoption of new extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation. Tucked into a new climate law (find a separate alert on the law here),...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Navigating Extended Producer Responsibility Laws: What Businesses Need to Know

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In an important development for the sustainability movement, Oregon and Colorado are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that shift the responsibility for managing packaging waste to the manufacturer. The...more

EPR Group Consulting Inc.

Source Reduction Requirements for Plastic Packaging and Food Service Ware

California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Responsibility Act (“SB 54” or “the Act”) is unique in the growing extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging landscape for its source reduction component for...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

FDA Publishes Front-of-Pack Regulation, Bans Red Dye No. 3

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a proposed front-of-package nutrition label, the "Nutrition Info box," that would give consumers readily visible information about the "Low," "Med" or "High" levels of...more

K&L Gates LLP

FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Labeling Requirements

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On 14 January 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to be published on 16 January, which, if finalized, will require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label on most packaged foods. This FOP...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - January 2025 #2

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FDA issues proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling. The FDA has released its proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling which, if enacted, would add a requirement to include an informational box that...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - January 2025 #2

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

Proposed Regulation Targets Proposition 65 Chemicals in Packaging

On December 2, 2024, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) released proposed regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and food service ware program –...more

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State EPR Roundup: 2025 Compliance Deadlines Approach as Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Develop

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Four years after the nation’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws set out approaches to making producers financially responsible for managing the disposal of plastics and packaging, 2025 will see...more

EPR Group Consulting Inc.

Understanding EPR is Important Across Your Company’s Departments

With the compliance process for the Extended Producer Responsibility (“EPR”) programs for packaging, paper, and food service ware in full swing in Oregon and fast approaching in Colorado and California, “producer” companies...more

K&L Gates LLP

Make Protecting Your UK and EU Product Packaging and Labels Your New Year’s IP Resolution. Part 1: Protect Unique Packaging in the...

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New developments in Europe make a filing strategy for registered designs and trade marks even more essential for the modern consumer business. Read on to find out more....more

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Standards for Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Approves Use of Glass Containers for...

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) of the United States Department of Transportation has published a final rule amending regulations that govern wine and distilled spirits containers that adds thirteen...more

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Death Knell Sounds for PFAS-Containing Food Packaging Materials

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On January 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing its determination that 35 previously authorized Food Contact Notifications (FCNs) for food contact substances...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine and Massachusetts Push Forward Extended Producer Responsibility Efforts

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In the past month, both Maine and Massachusetts have taken steps to implement extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws and rules, with the intent of shifting the financial responsibility of managing packaging material from...more

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Unwrapping Maine's Gift to the Environment: A New Packaging Stewardship Program Set to Launch in 2026

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Beginning in May of 2026, owners of brands selling packaged products and importers of foreign-produced packaged products sold in Maine will be required to adhere to Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging. Beginning six...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FDA Seeks Comments on Updates to MoCRA Guidance on Registration, Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities

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On December 11, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its Guidance for Industry: Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products. As discussed in our previous On the Subject, FDA...more

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Agile licensing amendments registered

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Following consultation starting in 2022, on November 29, 2024, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Agile Licensing) were registered. These Regulations amend the Food and Drug...more

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2024 Annual Retail and Fashion Holiday Guide

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As the festive season heralds lights on storefronts and fills shopping carts around the world, the retail and luxury sectors find themselves navigating unprecedented change. Consumer expectations among various demographics...more

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Oregon to Implement First Broad-Reaching EPR Recycling Law in the US

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Oregon is on the verge of implementing the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law in the United States broadly targeting recyclable materials with the goal of increasing recycling rates and reducing waste. Several...more

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What You Need to Know About Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs

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If you manufacture or sell packaging or products that are sold in packaging, you should be mindful of a movement to impose liability for packaging waste through Extended Producer Responsibility, or ​“EPR.” EPR is a policy...more

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Los Angeles County Takes on Plastics Producers, but New York Dismissal Signals Hurdles

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Los Angeles County Counsel Dawyn Harrison sued PepsiCo and Coca-Cola on October 30, 2024, alleging responsibility for the impacts of plastic packaging littered in Los Angeles County. The next day, a New York State judge...more

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Oregon Appeals Court Rules E-Cigarette Packaging Restrictions Unconstitutional

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In October, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a law restricting the packaging of e-cigarettes violates the state constitution’s free speech protections. The decision illustrates the utility of free speech arguments...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - November 2024

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food Contact Chemicals Study Could Spur More Research, Government Oversight

On September 17, 2024, the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) published a paper on the potential human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCCs). Led by a research team at the Food Packaging...more

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