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Grocery Industry Launches New Initiative to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels

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From Packaged Goods to Sustainability; How the CPG Industry is Shrinking its Footprint

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The Waste Industry’s Perspective on Recycling

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CPG Companies are Delivering for Consumers and Their Employees

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How Concerned Should Americans Be About Food Safety?

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Coronavirus and Your Food: Should Consumers be Worried?

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Our New Year’s Resolution? Help Americans Lose 638 Million Pounds

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New SmartLabel™ Initiative Gives Consumers Easy Access to Detailed Product Ingredient Information

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10 Recycling and Waste Reduction Experts You Should Follow

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RLC Welcomes New Members, New Ideas to the Sustainability Discussion

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Diverse Industry, NGO Coalition Debuts Blueprint Identifying How Federal Government Can Be Positive Force in Fixing Recycling in the United States

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Legal Forum: Ask the Experts

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Behind the Science of Sustainability

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87% of Products Are Now Using Two Date Labels, Creating Needed Clarity

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How the Government Shutdown Affects the CPG Industry

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Consumer Brands Applauds Executive Order for Regulatory Relief

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What CPG Needs to Know About Coronavirus

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Saving Recycling with Arizona State University: Part 2

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The Value in Trying: Why Consumer Brands Chose to Sign the U.S. Plastics Pact

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GMA’s Date Labeling Recommendation Supported by FDA

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Three CEOs Discuss the Future of Food After COVID-19

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An Ocean of Possibilities if We Fix America’s Broken Recycling System

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Americans Want Federal Government to Pursue Recycling ‘Moon Shot’

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The Plan to Save Recycling: A Standardized System

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Consumer Brands Honors Curtis Picard and Christine Cummings with Excellence in Government Affairs Award

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A Front Row Seat as Marine Plastic Takes the World Stage

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Can Government Prioritize Recycling in a Post-COVID World?

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Saving Recycling with Arizona State University: Part 1

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The Daunting Challenge and Huge Opportunities Ahead for Recycling

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Creating America’s Recycling Roadmap

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Consumer Brands Association Spearheads Initiative to Reimagine America’s Recycling System

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Consumer Brands Comments on Biden Pick of Tom Vilsack to Lead USDA

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Texas in Crisis: Resources to Weather the Storm 

New Survey Finds Shoppers Want to Know More Details About Their Grocery Products

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Consumer Brands Commends Senate Passage of the FASTER Act

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Standardized Data is the First Step to Saving American Recycling

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The Plan to Save Recycling: Data Collection

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The New Generation of Sustainability

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Moving Forward for a Sustainable Future

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COVID-19 Validates Urgent Need for Effective Recycling System

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Standing up for CPG: Consumer Brands Efforts in 2020 to Lead Change

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Association Grows Public Affairs and Regulatory Leadership Teams

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Getting Started with SmartLabel™: Three Common Questions by Companies

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Three Factors Driving Rising Manufacturing Costs

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What a Difference a Week Makes: American Attitudes Shift on Coronavirus

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Consumer Brands Association Forms Expert Board to Provide Strategic Oversight of Advocacy Approach to CBD

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Statement from Consumer Brands on Signing of the FASTER Act

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GMA’s Best Days Are Ahead

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Americans Staying Home Drives CPG Spending Up Nearly 10%

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How Family-Owned Values Are Woven Through Culture and Operations at Utz and The J.M. Smucker Co.

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Californians Deserve Recycling Legislation That is More Than a Talking Point

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For the Future of Packaging, Impatience is a Virtue

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Consumer Brands Association Applauds Signing of Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to Combat Marine Debris

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Fundamental Changes in Consumer Habits Will Drive CPG Demand Beyond COVID-19

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GMA Hires Top Talent to Shepherd Organization into Next Chapter

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How Gottlieb Won Over Hearts and Minds by Being Human

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Looking Back on a Month of Coronavirus

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Safety Shouldn’t Stop at State Lines

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The Greatest Threat to Consumers’ Access to Essential Products

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Responding to COVID-19: 5 Steps for CMOs

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Consumer Brands Association Unifies CPG Industry Behind Pro-Consumer, Pro-Growth Agenda

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A Human Powered Industry Delivers on its Responsibility

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Consumer Brands Commends First Step, Asks Administration to Expand Truck Driver Flexibility

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Eight Weeks of Coronavirus Surveys Show a Nation Changed

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Americans Get Serious About Coronavirus Spread

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If California is About to Define the Future of Packaging Sustainability, Will it Get it Right?

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A Blueprint for America’s Recycling Future

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Retailers Weigh in on the Future of Recycling — and its Hurdles

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Californians Concede Limitations of Proposed Recycling Legislation, Agree System is Broken

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GMA Underscores Commitment to Addressing America’s Recycling Crisis by Supporting Save Our Seas 2.0

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CPG Industry Endorses Two New Bills Aimed at Curbing the Recycling Crisis

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CPG Industry Calls for Standardized Recycling System

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How Sustainable Are Your Summer Staples?

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Consumer Brands Comments on Biden’s Selection of Michael Regan for EPA Administrator

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Consumer Brands Association Urges Congress to Fix America’s Broken Recycling System in Senate EPW Hearing

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Consumer Brands Association: Looking Back on Our First Year

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Consumer Brands Association Applauds California for Recognizing the Need for Scalable Recycling Solutions

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Pandemic Proves Smart, Nimble Regulatory Change Possible

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Experts Unveil National Policy Roadmap to Protect Supply Chains Stressed by COVID-19, Winter Storms

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Geoff Freeman Named New President and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association

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Vivek Sankaran of PepsiCo to Become New Chairman of GMA Board of Directors

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CPG Industry Praises California Governor Newsom’s Important Precedent to Keep Plants Open and Americans’ Pantries Stocked

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General Mills CEO on Leaning Into Today’s Extraordinary Challenges

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How PepsiCo Leverages Relationships to Drive Consumers

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CDC-OSHA COVID-19 Guidance a ‘Good Step’ Toward Coordination, Clarity CPG Industry Needs

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Consumer Brands Calls on States to Heed CDC’s Guidance on Phase 1b Vaccination Prioritization

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July Brings COVID-19 Spikes and Declining American Optimism

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Four Weeks of Surveying American Sentiment Shows a Nation Changed by Coronavirus

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American Consumers Settle in for Life During Coronavirus

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Consumer Brands Association Rings Alarm Bell: Conflicting Guidance on PPE Causing Confusion, Safety Concerns for Essential Workers

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Fears Over Access to Essential Products Dip, Trust in CPG Industry Grows Amid Coronavirus Crisis

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New Congressional Supply Chain Caucus Launches in Midst of Coronavirus Outbreak, Supply Chain Disruptions

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Statement from Consumer Brands President and CEO on Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act

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Head of Grocery Group talks Virus Impact, Shopping Habits

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CBD Explained: What it is and Why it’s Everywhere

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Consumer Brands Comments on Biden Pick to Lead Department of Health and Human Services

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Holiday Forecast Estimates CPG Purchases Will Rise 9.5-11.5%

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Consumer Brands Association Calls for Stronger Coordination and Specific Guidance from Federal Agencies

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The Regulation Files: Trucking Hours of Service Rules

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Tackling CPG’s Biggest Questions in 2021 with Campbell President and CEO Mark Clouse

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Consumers Respond to Fourteen Weeks of COVID-19 Changes

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Consumer Brands Offers Five Solutions to Biden Administration for Effective National Vaccine Strategy

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Congress Joins RLC Discussion on Fixing Recycling in America

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Recycling Q&A with Closed Loop Partners

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Thinking About the Planet in a World Upended

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Making a Commitment to America’s Recycling Future

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CPG Industry Calls on California to Pass Workable Recycling Policy

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Americans Baffled by Broken Recycling System

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What a Biden Administration Means for CPG

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Tackling America’s Next Moon Shot

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Ellen Davis Joins Consumer Brands Association

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CPG Industry Needs Testing Access to Keep American Homes Stocked

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Cost Pressures Mount as Demand for CPG Products Reaches New Highs

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How Do You Know a CBD Product is a Scam? It Claims to Cure COVID-19

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Five CPG Trends Emerging in the COVID-19 World

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Consumer Brands Association Asks That Manufacturers of Essential Products Be Exempted from Gathering Laws

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Consumer Brands Comments on Biden Picks to Lead COVID-19 Response

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CPG Industry Praises Senate Stimulus Package to Keep America Running

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The Curious Mind of Campbell CEO Mark Clouse

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Consumer Brands Launches Coalition for Smart CBD Regulation

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USMCA Launch Is ‘Important Day’ for CPG Industry, North American Trading Partners

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Statement from Consumer Brands President and CEO on the American Jobs Plan

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Consumer Brands Calls on State Department, USTR to Stop Harmful Export Restrictions During Coronavirus Pandemic

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Building Value in an Industry United

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Consumer Companies Seek Vaccine Access as Absenteeism Rises

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Confusion Reigns as Companies, Industries Try to Navigate U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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Consumer Brands Applauds FDA Study, Urges Congress to Fund FDA to Ensure Consumer Safety

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A Shifting Mood but a Divided Nation in Latest Coronavirus Survey

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How Jessica Alba Is Driving the New Generation of CPG

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The Lesson Proved by the Pandemic: Smart, Nimble Regulatory Change is Possible

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Freeman: Consumer Brands Applauds Biden’s Executive Order to Secure U.S. Supply Chains

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Consumer Brands Lauds Biden Vaccine Plan: ‘The Leadership We’ve Been Calling For’

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More Than 28 Million Disinfectant Wipes Needed for Single Cleaning of America’s Schools

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Consumer Brands Applauds President Trump, Congress for Keeping Essential Products in the Hands of Americans

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Consumer Brands Requests Commerce Department Take Leadership Role in Creating Supply Chain Index

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Consumer Brands Applauds House Appropriations Subcommittee for Including CBD Funding Recommendation in 2021 FDA Budget

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Welcome to the New Era of Celebrity-Backed Brands

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Consumer Brands Association Calls for Additional Funding for CBD Research, Oversight

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9 of Our Favorite Quotes from CPG Speaks

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Can the CPG Industry Guard Itself Against a Looming Recession?

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Bette Midler Changed My View of the Environment

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CPG Industry Urges State and Local Officials to Keep Manufacturing Running

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Our Vision for GMA’s Future

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Transportation: Let’s Stop a Problem from Becoming a Crisis

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Consumer Brands Calls on White House to Work Together with CPG Companies to Address Rising Costs

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How CPG is a Resource as the World Fights Coronavirus

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Freeman on Record-Breaking Commodities Data: CPG Companies Experiencing Perfect Storm on Costs

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Statement from Consumer Brands on the Colonial Pipeline Fuel Shortage: “Our Industry and This Country Cannot Afford a Fuel Crisis”

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New Consumer Brands Association Forges Modern Path for Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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Consumer Brands Calls on Attorney General to Act on Coronavirus Price Gouging

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CPG Industry Commends FDA Engagement on CBD Use During Pregnancy

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Hours Of Service Changes Will Increase Access for Consumers

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Prop 65: Disneyland Is Bad for Your Health?

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Reopening Business Could Bring ‘Wild West’ Fight for Supplies, as Masks, Thermometers and Tests Still Not Widely Available

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Federal Regulation Must Catch up with Unprecedented CBD Boom

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The Woman Who Wants to Reinvent Recycling

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It’s Time for Government to Step Up on Supply Chain

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Jen Daulby Joins Consumer Brands Association

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Consumer Brands Applauds Extended Truck Driver Flexibility

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Six Stats that Explain Why CPG Essential Workforce Needs Vaccines Now

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Coyote Logistics Joins Consumer Brands Association as Premier Supply Chain Partner

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7 Ways the Government Can Ease Supply Chain Pressure During Coronavirus

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Navigating the Journey to Transparency with SmartLabel®

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CPG Industry Applauds EPA’s Increased Flexibility, Commitment to Consumers

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Consumer Brands Association Comments on New Mexico Governor’s Lockdown Restrictions

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Trust, Demand, Sustainability: What’s Next for the CPG Industry?

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The Regulation Files: CBD

CPG Products Power More Than Your Every Day

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Consumer Brands Association Announces Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain Council Amid Coronavirus Crisis

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The Power of Collective Voice in Driving Action

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Trust in CPG Hits a New High

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Consumer Brands Spearheads Contactless Delivery Task Force

CPG Industry Supports 20 Million American Jobs, Contributes $2 Trillion to GDP

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At-risk and Unaware, Consumers Need CBD Regulation

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Conagra CEO on Pursuing the Relentlessly Changing Consumer

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What George and Judy Jetson Got Right

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Statement from Consumer Brands on April Jobs Report

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2020 CPG Economic Pulse Reveals How the Industry Delivered for Consumers in Unpredictable Year

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Consumer Brands Launches New Virtual Leadership and Education Series, Offering Unmatched Access to Industry’s C-Suite

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Consumer Brands Statement on Funding for Enhanced Regulatory Activities and Research of CBD

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EPA and CPG Industry Announce Key Policies to Protect Consumer Cleaning and Disinfecting Products

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CPG Industry Responds to Departure of FDA Commissioner Gottlieb

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Bleach and Patriotism: What a Year’s Worth of Economic Data Says About CPG’s Pandemic Response

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New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement a Victory for American Consumers

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Optimism Prevails 10 Weeks into Coronavirus Survey

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CPG Vaccine Bulletin: February 22

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Recycling Leadership Council to Unveil Comprehensive Plan to Modernize America’s Recycling System

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Consumer Brands Comments on Biden Pick of Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary

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Analysis of U.S. Food Waste Among Food Manufacturers, Retailers, and Wholesalers

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Food Waste Reduction Alliance: Best Practices and Emerging Solutions Guide Volume 2

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Food Waste Reduction Alliance: Best Practices and Emerging Solutions Toolkit Volume 1

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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard: Implications for Ingredient Suppliers

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Measure What You Treasure: Food Safety Culture Webinar

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FSMA Final Rules Webinar Series: Sanitary Transportation for Human and Animal Food

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Online Availability: A Worldwide Study of Extent, Shopper Reactions, and Strategies for Non-Food Categories in Digital Retail

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What New York’s Food Donation and Waste Rules Mean for Your Business

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FDA Legal Requirements for Bioplastics Used in Food Packaging

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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Webinar: Overview of Final Guidance Documents on Validation of Refining Processes and Testing Methods

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Setting the Sustainability Standard

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