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Is Paper Packaging Enough? How EU Food Packaging PFAS Restrictions are Changing Purchasing Criteria
PFAS restrictions on food-contact packaging under the EU PPWR will apply starting August 12, 2026. This article examines changes in purchasing and shipping decisions through the linkage of measurement ranges for three concentration standards, market placement timing, and specification/test data.
For companies exporting food to the European Union, packaging is no longer just a protective outer shell. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which begins to apply on August 12, 2026, restricts per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food-contact packaging.…
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