SB1454

Corn Lobbyists don’t get the final word 0

California’s governor vetoed SB-1454 despite its intent to clarify misleading labeling The recent demise in California of legislative bill SB-1454 took some by surprise. This cleverly written piece of legislation was designed supposedly to clarify misleading labeling claims and would prevent the sale of plastics in California whose packaging is labeled not only biodegradable but [...]

California Sets Out to Ban the Use of the Word Biodegradable 1

Under the current legislation there is a bill SB 1454 that is proposing to ban the use of the word “BIODEGRADABLE” for ALL plastic products.  Sounds absolutely crazy, why would any legislator agree to support this?   Well, the bill is backed by the PLA industry, most specifically BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) and Natureworks.  They have [...]