Is the Paper in Your Books Violating the Lacey Act?
Tests detected potentially illegal wood in paper. Here are some tips to manage risk.
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Ruth Nogueron
and Craig Hanson
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The amended U.S. Lacey Act, which prohibits trade within the United States of products made from plants that are harvested in contrary to international law or the law of their countries of origin, has already impacted the wood industry, from the investigation of Gibson Guitars to a recently reported seizure of Peruvian hardwood. Both of these cases involved solid wood products. But what about paper?
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