Pressure on packaging compliance

Sustainability roundup: pressure builds up on packaging compliance

EU’s Digital Product Passport Registry raises new data demands

Article by Packaging Insights

The European Commission (EC) has introduced the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry and testing environment to establish DPPs as “a practical reality for businesses placing products on the EU market,” following the adoption of the Implementing Regulation establishing the practical arrangements for the Registry.

India seizes thousands of Diageo whisky, vodka bottles in food safety crackdown

Article by Reuters

Indian inspectors have seized around 18,000 boxes of Diageo (DGE.L), opens new tab liquor bottles for allegedly lacking markings to show ‌they were made using safe recycled plastic, government sources said, in the latest blow to the world’s largest spirits group.

Truth in Labeling Act introduced in U.S. Congress

Article by Packaging Dive

Democrats in U.S. Congress have introduced the Truth in Labeling Act, which would “establish clear federal guidelines for labeling consumer products that are recyclable, compostable, reusable, or refillable,” according to a press release Friday. It aims to establish a voluntary label that manufacturers could use on packaging, food service products and beverage containers.

Packaging association calls for PPWR rules to be followed

Article by European Supermarket Magazine

Manufacturers have seen a sharp increase already in requests that go beyond the requirements of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), according to Elipso, the French plastic packaging association.

England’s plastic bag charge cut single-use sales by 98% at major retailers

Article by DEFRA

In the reporting year from 7 April 2025 to 6 April 2026, the total number of single-use plastic bags sold by the 94 retailers in England who reported data for the period was 399 million, down 9% since 2024 to 2025 and down 81% since 2016 to 2017, the first full year of reporting since the single-use plastic carrier bag charge was introduced. This is equivalent to around 7 single-use plastic bags per person sold by all retailers who reported data for the most recent reporting year.

How moving from single-use to reuseable packaging protects firms from geopolitical turmoil

Article by Reuters

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have tightened global petrochemical feedstock supply and driven plastic prices to record highs, jumping nearly 40% since February. Several prominent Asian petrochemical producers have already invoked force majeure and halted plastic production. Since 40% of all plastic is used for single-use packaging, these market shocks cause dramatic price hikes for thousands of consumer goods.