In Brief: Environmental marketing claims
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Environmental marketing claims: Minnesota's House/Senate conference committee, on May 22, eliminates the provision in SF 462 that would adopt the FTC 1992 voluntary guidelines on environmental marketing claims as state law. Earlier that day, the state House passed a version of the measure without the provision in a 52-14 vote. The environmental marketing claims legislation was amended to SF 462, a solid waste management bill, in the Senate because the bill lacked a House companion. Rhode Island's H 6020 moves to Senate floor after clearing Corporations Committee May 16. The measure, which passed the House in April, also seeks to adopt the FTC 1992 guidelines into state law. The bill was introduced by Rep. Suzanne Henseler (D-North Kingstown)...