FTC Extends Deadline for Public Comment on Green Guides to April 24, 2023

The FTC has announced that it is extending by 60 days (from February 21 to April 24, 2023) the public comment period on potential updates to the agency’s “Green Guides.” As we previously reported, since mid-December 2022, the FTC has been gathering input on various aspects of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. According to the FTC’s announcement, several interested parties asked the agency for additional time to provide their feedback, citing a desire to conduct consumer survey research and to account for issues such as the extensive range of issues involved in the FTC’s review. With this addition of time, retailers and consumer products companies may want to consider submitting comments on the Green Guides to the docket on regulations.gov.