AF&PA, FPA and Others Allege SB 54 Violates Free Speech

Packaging and retail trade groups that sued California officials over “truth in labeling” law SB 343 now seek to expand their complaint to also target packaging EPR law SB 54. “The ambiguities and constitutional infirmities that plague SB 343 have now infected another statute,” they wrote in an amended federal complaint filed on October 8. Specifically, plaintiffs want to challenge “provisions of SB 54 that redefine the word ‘recyclable,’ create opaque product and packaging design requirements, and place corresponding compliance and financial obligations on businesses.”

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