FPA Signs Coalition Letter to the New York State Joint Budget Committee Opposing the Toxics in Packaging Act Proposed in the New York State Executive Budget

The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to provide the following comments on the Executive Budget Proposal, Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation (TED) Article VII, Part SS, “Toxics in Packaging Act.” Our respective organizations recognize and support the efforts to promote safe, effective packaging that is free of heavy metals. However, we are writing to you today to express concerns about the proposal in TED, Part SS as it strays far from the path paved by the premise of the NY Hazardous Packaging Act and the adopted original toxics in packaging language, disregards sound science, and could potentially have major unintended socioeconomic and environmental consequences.