Industry Associations & NGOs

Foodservice Packaging Association

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Headquarters: London, GB
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Last story: 25 Sep 2026

The Foodservice Packaging Association is a UK not-for-profit trade body representing manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of packaging used to serve and prepare food and drink. It engages with government on packaging policy, including extended producer responsibility, and promotes standards on safety, environmental performance and in-use quality across its member base.

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2 stories · 2026

Regulatory & Legal 25 Sep 2026

FPA asks PackUK to clarify PFAS evidence rules for 2027 recyclability test

The Foodservice Packaging Association has asked PackUK to clarify how a proposed 25 parts-per-billion PFAS threshold in the 2027 Recyclability Assessment Methodology will be evidenced and applied. The draft rule would give any food packaging exceeding the threshold for an individual or total PFAS an automatic red rating, tighter than the EU's PPWR limits. The association questions whether chemical-content criteria should override recyclability outcomes for packaging that can otherwise be collected, sorted and reprocessed, and says it will keep working with PackUK on the issue.

Why this mattersA stricter UK PFAS threshold than the EU's could force separate compliance and testing regimes for foodservice packaging producers selling into both markets.

RAM 2027 sets a 25 parts-per-billion threshold for any individual or total PFAS, triggering an automatic red rating.
EU PPWR sets 25 ppb for an individual targeted PFAS and 250 ppb for the sum of targeted PFAS, plus a separate 50 ppm limit including polymeric PFAS.
The FPA is seeking clarity on what evidence (supplier declarations, technical specifications, test reports) will be accepted to demonstrate compliance.
The association questions whether chemical and food-contact compliance criteria should determine a recyclability rating.
The FPA says it will continue working with PackUK on the issue.

PackUK counterparty Foodservice Packaging Association

Sources packagingnews.co.uk

Regulatory & Legal 22 Sep 2026

UK Treasury acknowledges pEPR concerns over commercial waste packaging

The UK Treasury has told Parliament it recognises industry concerns over how the extended producer responsibility scheme (pEPR) treats packaging disposed of through commercial waste streams, such as in pubs, according to the Foodservice Packaging Association. Treasury minister James Murray said the government was working with stakeholders after complaints that some hospitality packaging attracts pEPR fees despite already being paid for through commercial waste collection contracts. The issue overlaps with Fever-Tree's legal challenge over the classification of bottles it supplies to pubs, bars and restaurants.

Why this mattersA double-charging fix would cut pEPR costs for packaging supplied into hospitality, reshaping fee liability across foodservice and drinks supply chains.

Treasury minister James Murray responded to a parliamentary question on regulatory and packaging costs affecting pubs.
The FPA says some packaging supplied into hospitality is charged pEPR fees despite businesses already paying for commercial waste collection.
Fever-Tree has a separate legal challenge over the pEPR classification of bottles supplied to pubs, bars and restaurants.
The FPA has called for a practical, evidence-based resolution to the classification issue.

Foodservice Packaging Association HM Treasury counterparty Fever-Tree counterparty

Sources packagingnews.co.uk