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Tag: Packaging
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Do I need a heavy metals report for each packaging in Europe?
Do I need to test every component? Can I add supplier declarations together? Does “<30 ppm” actually mean 30 ppm? And what evidence does the PPWR really require? Since 12…
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Envelope packaging under the PPWR: the contents decide, not the format
An envelope is not packaging or non-packaging as a class. Under Regulation (EU) 2025/40 the test turns on whether a product is being delivered, which is why an invoice and…
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What PFAS actually are: one definition, thousands of substances
PFAS is not a substance or a class of similar substances but a structural definition covering roughly 10,000 chemicals. What the carbon–fluorine bond does, why the families behave differently, and…
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Was packaging invented in the twentieth century? Ask a Roman glassblower
Standardised volumes, inert food-contact surfaces, branded containers and a recycling trade: all present in the Roman world. How glassblowing turned a luxury material into everyday packaging, and what that history…
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Material identification codes: what they mean, what they do not, and how the PPWR changes them
Material identification codes such as PET 1, PAP 21 and ALU 41 state what packaging is made from: not whether it is recyclable. An explanation of the system under Commission…