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Provisional EU Law to Cut Most Single-Use Packaging

Europe also follows the FDA's lead in eliminating PFAS in packaging for food contact.

Provisional Eu Law To Cut Packaging Waste

If the European Parliament and EU governments approve a provisional deal reached on March 4, the EU will ban many single-use plastics by 2030, such as supermarket plastic bags for fruits and vegetables, condiment sachets like those for ketchup and sugar, and mini shampoo bottles in hotels according to Reuters.

PFAS or “forever chemicals” will also be eliminated from all food-contact packaging following a recent ban on PFAS in the U.S.

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