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Washington Senate Proposes Statewide Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Posted on March 3, 2021

Washington state senators have introduced Senate Bill 5371 (SB 5371), which would impart a tax of $0.0175 per ounce on sugar-sweetened beverages that have more than 20 calories in a

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Washington State Lawmakers Sponsor Bill Requiring Retailers to Mark Meat as Either “USA Beef” or “Imported”

Posted on February 6, 2020

Twenty-seven Washington State lawmakers have sponsored House Bill 2712, which would require the state’s retailers to mark meat as either “USA beef” or “imported.” House Bill 2712 would require

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Update on the Regulation of CBD-Infused Products

Posted on August 23, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, state regulators want a role in the regulation of CBD-infused food, beverages, and supplements. And while industry has been pressuring FDA to create

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Washington State Bill Restricts Marketing of Degradable Food & Other Packaging

Posted on April 23, 2019

The Washington State legislature has passed a bill that restricts the marketing of degradability products, including food packaging and food service ware. The bill, HB 1569, was passed by

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Washington Bill Would Make Food and Other Brand Owners Responsible for Plastic Waste

Posted on February 22, 2019

House Bill 1204 and Senate Bill 5397 would prohibit producers that do not participate in a plastic packaging stewardship organization from selling packaging made wholly or in part from plastic

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Post-Election, Oregon and Washington’s Proposed Soda Tax Bans Reach Different Results

Posted on November 14, 2018

As previously reported on this blog, Oregon and Washington state residents headed to the polls on November 6, 2018 to vote on initiatives that would preemptively ban new soda

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Washington and Oregon to Vote on Soda and Food Tax Bans

Posted on October 16, 2018

Washington State Initiative 1634 would ban local taxes on groceries. The initiative defines groceries as “any raw or processed food or beverage, or any ingredient thereof, intended for human consumption

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Aquaculture Company’s Woes in Washington State Continue

Posted on May 22, 2018

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently rejected Cooke Aquaculture’s request to move 800,000 Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound net pens. WDFW cited two reasons for denying the

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Washington Senate Passes Bill to Phase Out Salmon Farming

Posted on March 6, 2018

Current efforts to ban salmon farming in Washington State began shortly after the August 2017 failure of a net pen structure owned by Canadian-based Cooke Aquaculture that resulted in the

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Salmon Farming Update: Washington State Terminates Another Lease

Posted on February 6, 2018

As previously reported on this blog, Cooke Aquaculture (Cooke) sued the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last month for terminating its Port Angeles net pen lease for

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