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"Green" Claims and Pesticides: EPA Publishes FIFRA Guidance on “Absence of Ingredient” Claims for Bleach, Phosphates and DEET

In the final hours of 2023, our colleagues over at Ad Law Access highlighted the numerous regulatory bodies that spent the year clamping down on “greenwashing” advertising practices – such as the Federal Trade…

With TRI Reports due July 1, EPA Expands List of Reportable PFAS

With the annual July 1 deadline for filing Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) reports right around the corner, on June 22nd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized the addition of nine more per- and…

Comments Due Soon on EPA Proposed Rule to Eliminate De Minimis Exemption for PFAS Reporting under the Toxic Release Inventory Program

Comments are due February 3 rd on EPA’s proposed (and much anticipated ) rule to eliminate use of the de minimis exemption for reporting on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) under the Toxic Release…

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…

EPA Issues Consumer Advisory on Products Claiming to Kill Coronavirus

EPA issued another in a series of recent advisories aiming to clarify for consumers and companies what they need to know about disinfectant products claiming to kill the coronavirus . EPA is actively investigating the…