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Plastic Waste
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Food Safety News
More than half a million Organic Acai Bowls recalled because of potential plastic contamination
By News Desk
Stiebs LLC, of Madera, CA, is recalling 25,484 cases of Organic Acai Bowls with berries, bananas, granola and dried coconut because of potential contamination with blue pieces of plastic. According…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: November 28-December 11, 2024
By Toni Michelle Jackson, Daniel Leff, Suzanne Giammalva, Anna Kufta
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week’s updates. Multistate…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Plastic Production and Pollution: Legal Responses to the Global Plastic Crisis
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
Greenwashing Case Against Pepsico Plastic Pollution is Dismissed
Greenwashing case dismissal sends an important message
Green Building Law Update
Greenwashing Lawsuit Alleging Plastic Pollution by PepsiCo is Dismissed
After this blog was posted, on December 9, 2024, Letitia James, the Attorney General of the State of New York filed a Notice Of Appeal of her office’s loss described…
Drug & Device Law
Court Shuts Down Expansion of New York Nuisance Law
By Susanna Moldoveanu, Adaeze Ashiedu
Today’s case is not a drug or device case, but its holding is helpful to our clients who face state law nuisance claims arising from the acts of third parties.…
The Right Coast
Plastic nurdles (yes, nurdles) littering San Diego County beaches NBC 7 San Diego
You probably haven t heard the name, but you ve likely seen them on or near San Diego County s beaches. They re about the size of a fish egg,…
Food Safety News
Hummus sold in Oregon and Washington recalled because of plastic in product
By News Desk
Pacific Coast Fresh CO of Portland, OR, is recalling King Harvest Spinach Hummus because of the potential for plastic fragments in the product. According to the Food and Drugs Administration…
ESG Legal Solutions, LLC
Greenwashing Warning: Coca-Cola’s Aspirational Environmental Claims Challenged in Court
Federal Court Reinstates Greenwashing Case Over Aspirational Statements
Green Building Law Update
Greenwashing? Court Says Coca-Cola’s Aspirational Statements May Mislead Consumers
A recent ruling from a federal appellate court is bringing new attention to claims of greenwashing including specifically that a business’s aspiration statements about environmental matters (e.g., “we will be…