https://petpouchpack.com/news Regulation, materials, and market insight on safe, green, non-toxic pet food packaging — for brands selling in North America and Europe. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:46:59 +0000 https://petpouchpack.com/news-fda-s-pfas-phase-out-is-complete-what-pet https://petpouchpack.com/news-fda-s-pfas-phase-out-is-complete-what-pet 2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00 Grease-proofing PFAS are gone from US food packaging, including pet food bags. Here's the documentation exporters need as state bans keep expanding. https://petpouchpack.com/news-eu-ppwr-now-applies-recyclable-by-design-packaging-and https://petpouchpack.com/news-eu-ppwr-now-applies-recyclable-by-design-packaging-and 2026-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies from August 12, 2026 — with recyclability targets by 2030. What it means for pet food brands selling in Europe. https://petpouchpack.com/news-all-pe-mono-material-pouches-go-mainstream-no-expensive https://petpouchpack.com/news-all-pe-mono-material-pouches-go-mainstream-no-expensive 2026-07-24T00:00:00+00:00 ExxonMobil and Bandera show conventional blown-film lines can now produce recyclable all-PE pet food pouches with PET-like stiffness — a cost milestone for sustainable packaging. https://petpouchpack.com/news-interzoo-2026-recap-pfas-free-mono-material-takes-over https://petpouchpack.com/news-interzoo-2026-recap-pfas-free-mono-material-takes-over 2026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 At the world's largest pet trade fair in Nuremberg, lightweight, recyclable, and PFAS-free pet food packaging set the agenda. The takeaways for North American brands watching from home. https://petpouchpack.com/news-pet-food-packaging-market-headed-for-18-billion-by https://petpouchpack.com/news-pet-food-packaging-market-headed-for-18-billion-by 2026-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 New market research puts global pet food packaging at $12.3 billion in 2025, growing 5.7% a year. Bags and pouches lead the way — and recyclable designs are winning the shelf. https://petpouchpack.com/news-pfas-class-actions-reach-pet-food-packaging-transparency-is https://petpouchpack.com/news-pfas-class-actions-reach-pet-food-packaging-transparency-is 2026-01-20T00:00:00+00:00 A California class action against major pet food brands over "forever chemicals" in packaging is nearing class certification. What DTC brands should learn before it reaches their shelf. https://petpouchpack.com/news-minnesota-s-amara-s-law-and-state-epr-the https://petpouchpack.com/news-minnesota-s-amara-s-law-and-state-epr-the 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 While Congress debates federal PFAS bills, US states are already enforcing their own packaging rules. A practical map of the 2025 landscape for pet food brands selling nationally. https://petpouchpack.com/news-mondi-and-saga-nutrition-launch-mono-material-recyclable-dry https://petpouchpack.com/news-mondi-and-saga-nutrition-launch-mono-material-recyclable-dry 2025-06-24T00:00:00+00:00 A major European converter replaced non-recyclable multi-material laminate with a mono-PE structure — keeping high-barrier performance for kibble. Proof that recyclable and high-barrier now go together. https://petpouchpack.com/news-ppwr-enters-into-force-europe-s-packaging-rules-get https://petpouchpack.com/news-ppwr-enters-into-force-europe-s-packaging-rules-get 2025-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation officially entered into force on February 11, 2025 — setting a hard legal clock toward recyclable-only packaging by 2030. https://petpouchpack.com/news-fda-revokes-35-pfas-food-contact-notifications-the-compliance https://petpouchpack.com/news-fda-revokes-35-pfas-food-contact-notifications-the-compliance 2025-01-06T00:00:00+00:00 The FDA made the PFAS phase-out official: 35 grease-proofing food-contact notices lost effectiveness on January 6, 2025, with a final sell-through deadline of June 30, 2025. https://petpouchpack.com/news-ppwr-adopted-the-eu-votes-recyclable-only-packaging-into https://petpouchpack.com/news-ppwr-adopted-the-eu-votes-recyclable-only-packaging-into 2024-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 Late 2024 saw the EU formally adopt the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation — the most consequential packaging law in a generation. Here's what it locks in. https://petpouchpack.com/news-store-drop-off-and-how2recycle-making-recyclable-mean-something https://petpouchpack.com/news-store-drop-off-and-how2recycle-making-recyclable-mean-something 2024-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 A flexible pouch that says "recyclable" must survive real-world sorting. How labeling programs and store drop-off streams shaped honest claims in 2024. https://petpouchpack.com/news-fda-and-industry-complete-the-voluntary-pfas-phase-out https://petpouchpack.com/news-fda-and-industry-complete-the-voluntary-pfas-phase-out 2024-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 The 2024 announcement that closed the era of "forever chemicals" in US food packaging — including pet food bags — and set the template for everything that followed.