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On 29 July 2019, Commission Decision 2019/1268 on the proposed citizens' initiative entitled ‘Let's put an end to the era of plastic in Europe’ was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It is noted there that, on 3 July, the citizen’s initiative for the revision of EU Directive 2019/904, namely, the EU Directive on the impact of certain plastics on the environment was registered by the European Commission. More

Hong Kong exporters may like to be informed that EU Member States will begin strengthening market surveillance of products being imported into the internal market to ensure their compliance with consumer, workplace, and public health and safety requirements. More

Vermont has enacted into law legislation (S. 113) barring stores and food service establishments in the state from providing single-use plastic carryout bags to their customers. The legislation also bars food service establishments from providing single-use plastic straws and single-use plastic stirrers, although straws may be provided if they are explicitly requested. More

In response to a petition regarding certain labelling regulations for packages of meat or poultry products, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing to amend its regulations to remove provisions that require labelling the net weight or net contents in two different units of measurement on the product label. More