Supreme Court bars states from protecting consumers if federal agencies won’t

The Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot protect consumers when federal regulators remain inactive. Today, the Court determined that states cannot enforce independent safeguards against potentially harmful products. The case involves glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, a common herbicide. According to The Conversation, the decision has broader implications for how consumer protection works across the country. States may now find themselves unable to regulate products that federal agencies have declined to restrict.

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