EU PPWR PFAS restriction takes effect for food-contact packaging on August 12, 2026
Baby Care Products Market 2025 to 2032: Premiumization, Regulatory Alignment and the Shift to Organic →The European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU 2025/40) officially banned intentional PFAS in food-contact packaging, establishing strict concentration thresholds (25 ppb for individual non-polymeric PFAS, 250 ppb sum, and 50 ppm total fluorine). Because the regulation contains no grandfathering provisions for existing packaged inventory, non-compliant packaged infant food and beverage stock cannot be placed on the market. Manufacturers face immediate compliance documentation obligations via EU Declarations of Conformity and technical files.
Audit EU packaging suppliers for PPWR compliance and Declarations of Conformity
Verifying substance-level compliance across infant food packaging avoids supply hold-ups or mandatory inventory write-offs under the new EU limits.