Packaura
/ October 5, 2026
If you sell packaged goods into New York and you’ve been bracing for a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) law, you can exhale for now — but not for long. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act passed the state Senate in 2024 and again
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Packaura
/ August 24, 2026
If your brand sells packaged products to Washington consumers, a new law now makes you responsible for what happens to that packaging after it leaves the shelf. Washington’s Recycling Reform Act (SB 5284) created the state’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and
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Packaura
/ August 9, 2026
Cannabis brands trying to cut plastic out of their packaging run into a hard wall fast: every unit-of-sale container still has to pass federal and state child-resistant (CR) testing, and most CR mechanisms were engineered around the flex and strength of plastic. That doesn’t mean
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Packaura
/ August 5, 2026
If you pack, process, or ship foods on the FDA’s high-risk list, FSMA Section 204 is going to reshape how your labels, cartons, and cases are printed — even though the rule itself never mentions the word ‘label.’ The requirement is about recordkeeping, but in
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Packaura
/ July 16, 2026
If you sell into Muslim-majority markets, or sell to brands that do, your packaging can now be the thing that stalls a shipment at customs — not the food inside it. Indonesia’s BPJPH is enforcing mandatory halal certification for packaging materials that touch food starting
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Packaura
/ May 19, 2026
California EPR requirements under SB 54 fundamentally restructure how producers fund and manage packaging waste in the country’s largest consumer market. With initial fee schedules taking effect in 2027 and full implementation by 2032, brands selling into California — from CPG giants to ecommerce sellers
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Packaura
/ May 7, 2026
Cannabis packaging compliance sits at the intersection of evolving state regulations, child-resistance mandates, and rapidly shifting sustainability expectations from regulators in California, New York, and a dozen other adult-use markets. Brands that misread the rulebook face product recalls, license suspensions, and six-figure fines. This guide
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