Learn what the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) means for packaging compliance, including key rules on recyclability, recycled plastic content, PFAS, packaging EPR, minimization, and labeling. This article outlines the main PPWR deadlines, business impacts, and practical steps companies can take now to prepare for Regulation (EU) 2025/40.

The new regulation will prohibit the supply of PFAS-containing goods to Swedish consumers across five major categories.

On July 21, 2026, UK HSE published its agency opinion on the restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams.

International Trade Administration of Taiwan, China has assigned import code 508 and export code 533 to PFHxS, its salts, and related compounds.

Recently, Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) issued a notification: as PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)-related substances have been designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), concerned parties should check whether the fire extinguishers and extinguishing agents they hold contain such substances, and handle them properly in accordance with the newly revised technical standards.

On June 19, 2026, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed House Bill H7734. This bill amends the state's Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024.

On June 5, 2026, at the RAC-77 meeting, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and its inorganic salts are classified as PMT/vPvM substances.

On June 3, 2026, ECHA released a briefing on the SEAC consultation for the PFAS restriction proposal, receiving 3,511 comments within a 60-day period.

On April 20, 2026, the U.S. EPA released the 2026 Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal and opened it for public comment.

On April 8, 2026, US EPA further postponed the initiation date for PFAS data reporting obligations to January 31, 2027.