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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Paper poses the challenge of linking an illegally harvested tree in a faraway forest to a piece of paper purchased in the United States—after all the mixing and bleaching. Companies in the Forest Legality Alliance and others asked whether or not it is even possible to find Lacey violations in paper products.
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