EUROPEAN UNION
EU – PFAS content limits in food contact packaging now applicable. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (‘PPWR’) became appliable on 12 August 2026, and with it, the limits on the presence of PFAS in food contact packaging. Further indications on the implications of the new requirement were issued within the Commission’s
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a Call for Evidence to support the preparation of a study report under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40). The study, as mandated in Article 5(2) PPWR, aims to map substances of concern (SoC) that are present in packaging and packaging components that
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (‘PPWR’) was published on 22 January 2025 in the EU official journal. It will apply from 12 August 2026.
The regulation, repealing the existing Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (‘PPWD’) introduces more stringent, circularity-oriented obligations.
Unlike the previous regulation, the PPWR will be