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PFAS-Free Food Packaging: What US State Bans Actually Mean for Plastic Bag Buyers Industry Insights
September 25, 2026 admin

PFAS-Free Food Packaging: What US State Bans Actually Mean for Plastic Bag Buyers

PFAS-free food packaging has become a compliance buzzword as US states roll out bans — but most of those bans target paper and molded-fiber food packaging, not standard plastic bags. This guide clarifies which PFAS food packaging laws are actually in effect across US states, why plain polyethylene bags are generally outside their scope, the one real plastic-specific PFAS issue buyers should know about, and the broader all-packaging bans coming later in the decade.

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What California SB 343 Truth-in-Labeling Actually Requires Industry Insights
September 21, 2026 admin

What California SB 343 Truth-in-Labeling Actually Requires

California SB 343 truth in labeling was set to restrict recyclability claims on packaging starting October 4, 2026 — but a federal court blocked enforcement in July 2026, and that injunction is still in effect. This guide explains what SB 343 actually requires, what the court injunction does and doesn't change, and why plastic bag exporters shipping into the US should keep preparing even though the deadline currently isn't being enforced.

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Antidumping Duty on Vietnamese Plastic Bags (PRCB): A US Importer's Guide Industry Insights
September 7, 2026 admin

Antidumping Duty on Vietnamese Plastic Bags (PRCB): A US Importer's Guide

Antidumping duty on Vietnamese plastic bags is a phrase that covers a much narrower product scope than it sounds like — a specific antidumping and countervailing duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs), not every plastic bag made in Vietnam. This guide breaks down the exact scope Commerce, and the ITC actually wrote into the order, what's explicitly excluded, and how importers confirm their product's real duty exposure before placing an order.

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EU PPWR Compliance Guide for Non-EU Exporters: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Explained Industry Insights
August 31, 2026 admin

EU PPWR Compliance Guide for Non-EU Exporters: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Explained

The EU PPWR compliance guide most non-EU exporters need starts with one date: 12 August 2026, when Regulation (EU) 2025/40 made several packaging obligations directly enforceable across the bloc. This guide separates what's due this month — Declaration of Conformity, restricted-substance limits, authorised representative rules — from what's still ahead in 2028 and 2030, plus a practical checklist for Vietnam-based exporters shipping packaged goods into the EU.

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Global Plastic Bag Regulations 2026: What Exporters and Importers Need to Know Industry Insights
August 24, 2026 admin

Global Plastic Bag Regulations 2026: What Exporters and Importers Need to Know

Plastic bag regulations 2026 aren't one global rule — they're five separate regimes reaching enforcement in the same year, from California's checkout-bag rewrite to Vietnam's own domestic ban and the EU's PPWR, which just took effect this month. This guide breaks down what actually changed, what's still pending, and the compliance checklist exporters need before their next shipment.

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