Plaintiffs’ Bar Is Ignoring Your ‘Free Of’ Claims Guidance – Cleaning Products Industry To FTC
Executive Summary
In addition to expanded guidance on “free of” claims, the American Cleaning Institute seeks additional guidance on claims related to compostability, degradability, recyclability and recycled content. Comments to the US FTC on proposed revisions to the agency’s “Green Guides” were due on 24 April.
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