Any individual PFAS
The limit for any single PFAS, measured with targeted analysis.
PPWR · PFAS in food-contact packaging
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Is your food-contact packaging ready for the PFAS ban?
From 12 August 2026 the EU restricts PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in food-contact packaging placed on the EU market. There is no sell-through period for non-compliant stock. Obligenix helps brand owners, converters and importers prove their packaging is within the limits — before the deadline.
12 August 2026
The deadline
12 August 2026 — and no grandfathering.
The PPWR’s PFAS restriction for food-contact packaging applies from 12 August 2026. Packaging placed on the EU market from that date must meet the limits. The regulation does not provide a grandfathering or sell-through window for food-contact packaging that exceeds them — so existing stock is in scope, not exempt.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), Article 5 · restriction of substances in packagingView source
The three limits
Three thresholds decide whether your packaging is in or out.
PPWR sets concentration limits for PFAS in food-contact packaging. If your material is above any of them, it cannot be placed on the EU market from the deadline.
Sum of PFAS
The limit for the sum of PFAS, measured as the total of targeted PFAS analysis.
PFAS as total organic fluorine
The limit for PFAS measured as total organic fluorine — the screening threshold above which detailed analysis is required.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), Article 5 · PFAS limits for food-contact packagingView source
What “ready” means
“Ready” is a technical file and a Declaration of Conformity you can hand over.
Being compliant isn’t a verbal assurance from your supplier. Under PPWR you need documented evidence that the packaging meets the limits, and a signed declaration that says so.
A technical file
Material specifications, supplier statements and test data (or a justified rationale) showing the packaging is within the 25 / 250 / 50 limits. This is the evidence behind the claim.
A Declaration of Conformity
A signed statement that the packaging conforms to the applicable PPWR requirements, available to customers and enforcement authorities on request.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), Article 4 · packaging conformity and EU declaration of conformityView source
Free download
PPWR PFAS Readiness Checklist
A practical, plain-English checklist for brand owners, converters and importers: the limits, the evidence to collect, the supplier questions to ask, and the documents you’ll need before 12 August 2026.
Not sure where your packaging stands?
Request a readiness audit. We review your packaging portfolio against the PPWR PFAS limits and tell you what evidence you have, what’s missing, and what to do before the deadline.
powered by VitaRegXObligenix provides decision-support, not legal advice. It does not replace your own assessment, your suppliers’ conformity work, or formal legal or regulatory counsel. Regulatory thresholds and dates are drawn from Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR); always verify against the current consolidated text.