State AGs Warn Almost 80 Companies Against Coordinated Plastic Packaging Standards

Environmental groups have pushed the companies to get rid of plastics in packaging, which can ultimately violate consumer protection laws.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a news conference at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., on Aug. 20, 2025. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, file

A coalition of state attorneys general has sent letters to nearly 80 companies, warning that coordinated attempts to cut plastic content in packaging could potentially violate antitrust and consumer protection laws, the office of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a Feb. 10 statement.

At issue is those companies’ association with three environmental groups—U.S. Plastics Pact, Consumer Goods Forum, and the Green Blue Institute, which runs the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.