PPWR guide for cocoa and chocolate: what you must comply with and when

The PPWR (Regulation (EU) 2025/40) has applied since 12 August 2026: packaging that only looks bigger (false bottoms, unnecessary layers) cannot be placed on the market, with exceptions, and food-contact packaging faces PFAS limits. Download the guide with what your role and format require.

Topics covered include:

• What your role requires: chocolate maker, importer, exporter, packaging manufacturer or retailer
• Bars, bonbons, boxes and Easter eggs, format by format
• No false bottoms or unnecessary layers (already applies) and minimum empty space from 12 Feb 2028
• Film, aluminium and composites: recyclability from 2030 at the earliest
• PFAS and EU declaration of conformity: what to ask your supplier