Packaura
/ October 4, 2026
If you ship or package products in thin plastic bags, you’ve probably seen the familiar warning: “Keep this bag away from babies and children.” What’s less obvious is that this isn’t just a courtesy line — in several states it’s a legal requirement with specific
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Packaura
/ September 6, 2026
Packaging industry news this week was dominated by a third wave of containerboard price hikes, a landmark federal court win for Oregon’s extended producer responsibility law, and the very first global World Packaging Day. Anyone tracking packaging industry news closely also saw compostable materials face
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Packaura
/ August 22, 2026
Maine made history in 2021 as the first U.S. state to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging, shifting the cost of recycling packaging waste from municipalities onto the companies that put that packaging into the market. If you sell packaged goods into
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Packaura
/ August 19, 2026
Energy drink brands face a labeling puzzle the FDA never fully spelled out in one place: is your product a beverage or a dietary supplement, and does that choice change what has to be on the can? Get it wrong and you risk a warning
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Packaura
/ June 13, 2026
EU PPWR compliance transforms how brands selling into the European Union design, source, and report packaging through 2030 and beyond. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, finalized in 2025, replaces the prior PPWD directive with binding regulation that applies uniformly across all member states. From
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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
/ April 28, 2026
Pharmaceutical packaging requirements govern how medications are contained, protected, labeled, and delivered to patients. Unlike consumer goods packaging where a failure means a dented box, pharmaceutical packaging failures can directly endanger human health. Contaminated tablets, degraded biologics, or mislabeled dosages carry consequences that make regulatory
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