No. Definitions, substance lists, thresholds and claim rules vary by jurisdiction and contract. State the legal or purchasing definition used for the order.

FDA announced in February 2024 that such substances were no longer being sold for food-contact use in the US market, and in January 2025 determined 35 related food-contact notifications were no longer effective based on abandonment.

No. It addresses authorised PFAS grease-proofing uses and market phase-out. It is not a test certificate for every finished package or every possible PFAS source.

Food-contact packaging placed on the EU market from that date must comply with the PFAS concentration limits in Regulation (EU) 2025/40. Official guidance states there is no sell-through transition for stock placed on the market after that date.

It refers to purposeful use for a function, but contracts and laws may define scope differently. Supplier declarations should cover the board, coating, ink, adhesive and other relevant components.

It is a screening measure for fluorine in the sample and may include inorganic or non-PFAS fluorine. Method, detection limit and follow-up interpretation are essential.

It measures listed individual PFAS or defined groups. A non-detect result covers only the analytes, method and limits reported and does not prove absence of every PFAS.

Supplier data for each component is useful, but printing, coating, adhesive and converting create the finished article. Select representative finished samples based on the claim and risk assessment.

No. Grease performance requires separate tests, and food-contact safety requires the applicable composition, migration, GMP and intended-use assessment.

No. Those end-of-life claims require separate finished-package and market evidence.

Request the claim definition, component declarations, no-intentionally-added statement where relevant, analytical reports with methods and limits, food-contact file, traceability and supplier change notification.