U.S.-EU trade tensions get new packaging

Source: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/09/19/packaging-problems-cross-the-pond-00116725

Author: Jordan Wolman

UP IN ARMS — New packaging regulations under debate in the European Union could become the next flash point in trade relations between Washington and Brussels. American industry groups have the attention of U.S. government agencies in their campaign against the European effort to cut down on the waste from packaging for consumer products ranging from fresh produce to mini shampoo bottles in hotel rooms, Jordan and Leonie Cater report.