CMA Investigation into Green Claims

CMA Investigation into Green Claims

On 26 January 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced a review of claims made on a wide range of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) including toiletries and personal care items. The move is an expansion of ongoing work by the CMA into...
California microplastics proposal falls short

California microplastics proposal falls short

Meanwhile, legislation (AB 2787) to supplement a 2015 state microbead ban died on 26 May without being voted on. It had aimed to impose prohibitions on the following goods with microplastics: rinse-off personal care products unaddressed by the previous law, starting...