Packaging Regulations 2025: A Global Overview
Explore key packaging regulations 2025 worldwide, from EU PPWR and BPA bans to EPR and food contact rules impacting global compliance.
EUDR Amendment: Extended Deadline and What It Means for Businesses
The EUDR amendment extends the compliance deadline to December 2026 and strengthens SME support. Learn what changed and how businesses should prepare.
Regulation (EU) 2024/3190: BPA Compliance for Packaging Manufacturers
Learn how Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 affects BPA use in food packaging, including scope, testing, recycled materials and DoC requirements.
Netherlands Updates Food-Contact Packaging Rules
Netherlands food contact packaging regulation update tightens metal limits, revises coating rules and aligns recycled plastics with EU law.
EU Plastic Pellet Regulation: New Binding Compliance Rules
EU plastic pellet regulation 2025 sets strict rules to prevent pellet losses, reduce microplastics and enforce supply-chain compliance across the EU.
Reuse vs Single-Use Packaging Study Reveals Key Factors
A new reuse vs single-use packaging study identifies the factors that drive system impact, offering clarity for PPWR planning and circular packaging strategies.
EuPIA GMP 5.0: Updated Standard for Food-Contact Inks
EuPIA GMP 5.0 introduces a fully revised framework for food-contact inks, strengthening compliance, risk management and quality expectations across global operations.
Guide to Migration Testing for EU Plastic Packaging: Methods, Challenges and Best Practices
A practical overview of migration testing for plastic food-contact materials in the EU, explaining the relevant regulatory limits under specific regulations.
China Updates Food-Contact Standards: Silicone Rubber & Coatings
On September 25, 2025, China’s established 32 new national food-safety standards and issued two amendments (GB 4806.16-2025 and GB 4806.10-2025).
EU Fixes Food Contact Recycled Plastics Regulation
The EU issued corrections to its regulation governing food contact recycled plastics. See the main changes and compliance deadline.
EU Council Delays New Chemical Labelling Rules Until 2028
The European Council has approved a plan to postpone the application of the updated EU rules for the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals. The decision pushes the start date to 1 January 2028 and is intended to provide legal certainty and reduce pressure on businesses, including packaging suppliers that rely on clear regulatory timelines…
FSA Moves Toward BPA Ban to Align with EU FCM Rules
The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency has opened a public consultation on a proposal to prohibit bisphenol A and related bisphenols in food contact materials. The move signals a major regulatory shift for packaging suppliers and aims to bring Great Britain’s rules in line with those already in force in the European Union and Northern…