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This tag gathers public packaging-editorial coverage specific to the United States, spanning food-contact chemical rules, state-level extended producer responsibility and feedstock market signals. Articles explain how U.S. PFAS restrictions differ from EU concentration limits, how California SB 54 producer registration, reporting and plan review work in 2026, and what paper shipment, recycled-content and company data do and do not show about sustainable packaging demand. A further update tracks U.S. paperboard, resin, pulp and PLA price and supply indicators with explicit attention to grade, geography, period and price basis.
FDA explains that an effective food-contact notification is specific to its manufacturer, substance and conditions of use; a similar resin name is insufficient.
The FTC Green Guides separate evidence for recycling access from evidence for composting performance and availability; a certificate does not answer every claim.
A package can pass a technical recyclability test and still fail in the recovery market. This unit-economics teardown follows collection, MRF sorting, yield, transport, reprocessing and end-market demand.
Ocean spot benchmarks rose sharply between late April and mid-October, while published summer schedule reports deteriorated. Route, release vintage and packing density determine what those signals mean for packaging costs.
U.S. paperboard indices rose, broad plastic-resin prices spiked and reversed, pulp moved differently by grade and geography, and PLA added major new Asian supply without a transparent public spot-price benchmark.
U.S. paper shipments, buyer recycled-content shares and company results tell different stories. This April–October 2026 review separates demand from production, certification counts and announced capacity.
California’s SB 54 regulations are now effective, producers already have participation and reporting obligations, and the first PRO plan is under review. This guide explains what the 2026 status means…
PFAS-free is not one universal packaging definition. This guide separates intentionally added PFAS, targeted testing, fluorine screening and current EU/U.S. food-contact rules.
