EU PPWR PFAS & Total Fluorine Compliance Guide for Food Contact Packaging (2026)

European Union manyen Cik mi ketho piny i bok man piny ma jucwalo (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) umondo i tic i nindo 12 Dwi mir Abora 2026, loko cik ma con pa 94/62/EC Packaging Directive man ketho cik ma tek, ma rwate ku gwoko piny man gwoko kwo pa piny ma jucwalo i EU man Northern Ireland. Jukonyo ku waraga mi telowic pa European Commission C/2026/3084 ma juwodho in nindo 10 mi dwi mir abusiel 2026, cik ne uketho cik ma juketho ikum per- man polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) man total fluorine (TF) i packaging mi cam, ma nyutho aloka loka madit ikum gwoko cam pa EU man tela pa circular economy.

Mi neno nia cik mi soko utimbre, ngom mi EU umitu gi daru man gi nyuth cik migi mi pokolembe i 12 dwi mir aryo 2027. Ni telo wi tic mi ketho cik, Germany uweko cik pare mi ketho cik i tic VerpackDG in nindo 17 mi dwi mir 7 2026, ma ukelo cik ma tek man cik ma tek pi ju ma gi ketho cam i ajeni. Lembe maeni nyutho kamaleng ikum cik ma pire tek, kit piny ma kelo peko madit, cik mi pimo, cik ma rwate man cik ma juketho ikum PFAS ku TF i the cik manyen pa PPWR.

1. Kite pa PFAS & TF ma juketho pi gwoko cam

Cik pa PFAS ku TF tiyo ikum piny ceke ma jucwalo ma rwate ku cam, nyo ma jukuro ni bino ikum cam i duka madongo, kabedo mi cam man kabedo mange mi kuloka. Cik ne kwako piny ceke ma jutiyo kudu pi ketho piny i sanduku, labongo paro pi kit piny ma jutiyo kudu, ma uketho i iye peko mi kwo man yot kum ma bino pi "kemikol ma nja" ma juketho i iye fluorinated i kare ma jucamu cam kubang ceng.

2. PPWR PFAS & TF ma juketho

Ni lubre ku telowic pa EU man cik, wel ma juketho pi ketho cam i cing dhanu jukwanu kamaleng calu ma e, ma poko non-polymeric PFAS ku total fluorine (ma uketho i iye polymeric PFAS):

• PFAS ma epe ku polymeric acel acel: ma malu 25 ppb
• Wel pa non-polymeric PFAS zo: ma malu 250 ppb
• Fluorine ma romo (TF, man polymeric PFAS): ma malu 50 ppm

Ma pire tek, European Commission uyio i penji pare mi dwi mir abora 2026 nia lembe moko mbe ma jubiketho i EU-level PFAS substance list. Ento, ng'om acel acel (calu, France) utiye ku twero mi wodhu piny ma jugwoko i PFAS, ma ketho cik ma tung tung mi ng'om.

3. Peko mi cam ma romo ku PFAS

Lembe macon mi poyo wi cik man lembe mi lubu cik unyutho nia piny ma jucwalo ma copo kelo peko ma lee dit ma copo bedu ku PFAS madwong, ma mitu ju ma yiku man ju ma cwalo piny woko ni neno:

• Kopo mi tedo mugati ma jucwalo wang acel acel (judwoko i Belgium i 2021 man Norway i 2022)
• Karatasi mi madhu straw man karatasi mi tedo barbecue
• Osau mi powder mi protein (ma ubedu i California Proposition 65 settlement cases in 2025-2026)
• Jam piny ceke ma jugwoku ku pii, moo man rangi ma rwinyo ngo

Piny ma juweco pigi malu eca zo umaku gi kadhu kud i PFAS man TF testing ma tek ma podi ju ketho gi ngo i soko pa EU pi jwigo peko mi turo cik.

4. Cik mi pimo lembe: TF/TOF Report Acceptation & Mandatory Overlapping Compliance

Nimakere ku waraga mi telowic C/2026/3084, European Commission kawoni uyio Fluorine ma romo (TF) nyo Fluorine ma dongo dongo (TOF) ripot mi pima calu lanyuth ma ber pa lubo cik pa PPWR, ma nyutho ni kampuni copo daru pimo cik ma kwong'a ni kadhu kud i pima pa fluorine manangu epe ku cik mi nwangu piny pa PFAS. Ento, bedo agonya eni nyayu ngo cik mange pa EU.

Jam tedo cam ucikere ni lubu cik angwen pa EU, ma ketho rwom matung tung mi lubo cik:

• REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XVII: Gengo C9-C14 perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) man kadu man piny ma wok kudi gi
• POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 Annex I Part A: Jukwero man juku perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) man long-chain C9–C21 PFCAs
• Cik ikum piny ma mako cam ma plastik (EU) No 10/2011: Mitu nia piny ceke ma jukuboth ku plastik man ma jukubo kudu ulub cik pa EU ma juketho pi piny maber
• Cik pa ngom mi thek: eg, Denmark's 2020 administrative order No. 681 governing paper and cardboard food contact materials

5. Cik matek man yore mi pokol (Germany calu lanyuth)

Ngom ma gitiye i EU gibe medo rwom pa cik migi ku PPWR, ku Germany ma ube ketho cik ma tek uloyu mi pokolembe nitundu kawoni i the cik Cik mi poko piny man cik mi juku yath:

Penalties mi tela

Jam moko ci ma mako cam ma rwinyo PFAS man TF limit requirements jubi nwangu cul madit pa 10,000 euros man mako piny ma jucwalo.

Cik pa ju ma timo dubo

• Turo cik pa REACH man POPs jukwanu ni dubo madit i the cik pa Germany ChemSanctionsV, ma jupoko kude nitundo 2 oro mi mabusi nyo cul; pwod jumedo pi dubo ma nyayu kwo man yot kum pa dhanu i ariti.
• Tic ku piny ma juyiyu ngo i piny ma mako cam ma turo cik (EU) No 10/2011 jubipoko kudu 1 oro mi mabusi nyo cul, ku juk ma jumedo pi ret ma pek nyo nwangu lim ma rwinyo cik.

6. Medu pa cik mi PFAS/TF i ng'om zoo

EU PPWR PFAS man TF standards udoko piny ma dhanu zo tiyo kudu pi gwoko leng pa piny, ku kabedo madwong ma lubo cik ma rom:

• Northern Ireland (UK): Kethu cik ma rom pa PFAS man TF ma jukwanu calu pa EU
• Switzerland: Cik ma rom rom ma juyero i nindo 27 mi dwi mir acel 2026, jubiketho i tic i nindo 31 mi dwi mir apar wi aryo 2027

Dikiri eni mi ng'om zoo nyutho nia ju ma timo tic mi cwalo piny i ngom mawoko umitu gi keth cik mi lubo cik pa PFAS pi ng'om mi Europe man mi ng'om mange kara kud gibed ku cul mi temo man mi lubo cik.

7. Lembe ma juyero pi lubo cik pa kampuni

Ni neno cik mi PPWR ma juketho i tic man cik mi pokolembe ma ubebino i ng'om zoo mi EU, juyero ni juwil piny ni timo lembe ma lubo cik:

1. Keth TF/TOF testing ire pi cam ceke ma jucwalu i EU market pi ni rombu ku cik mi PPWR
2. Tim tic mi nwangu piny ma juketho i PFAS ma juketho i cik pa REACH man POPs pi gwoko cik ma juketho
3. Lok piny ma copo bedu ku fluorinated coating man yiku kit ma juyubu kudu pi jwigo peko pa PFAS
4. Lub cik manyen pa ngom mi EU (mandha pa France ma copo bedu PFAS inventory) mi nwangu lubo cik
5. Daru poko waraga mi tic man Declaration of Conformity (DoC) kara ibed ku twero mi neno wi soko man ngiyo pa customs

Ajiki

2026 PPWR PFAS man cik ma juketho ikum fluorine nyutho rwom ma malu pa cik pa EU ikum gwoko cam. Ku tic ma jutimo man cik mi pokolembe mi ng'om zoo ubetimere pio pio, piny ma lubu ngo cik bibedo ku cik ma juyio ngo. Juwil umaku giwek yore mi lubo cik, giket yore mi gwoko PFAS pi kwo migi zo pi piny ma jucwalo, man gi lubo cik ma malu pa EU mi gwoko kwo pa piny man bedo ber pa dhanu pi bedo ku rwom maber mi soko i Europe man ngom mange ma rwate.