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Canada
March 17, 2026
PR3 and CSA Group share design standard for durability and safety of reusable containers over repeated use and washing; include chemicals and chemical groups that cannot be used in manufacturing; limit use of post-consumer recycled content in reusable plastic containers for food and beverage applications; add disclosure requirements for manufacturing materials
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October 6, 2025
Ontario Government updates amendments to Blue Box Regulation before next phase of extended producer responsibility (EPR) starts; feedback from public consultation incorporated; aim to reduce costs and increase flexibility
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April 3, 2025
Government of Canada releases final State of Per- and Polyfluroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report examining PFAS as a class; concludes that PFAS are toxic; proposes phased risk management approach to limit environmental and human exposure; public consultations open until May 7, 2025
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February 13, 2025
Health Canda publishes revised risk management scope and updated human health risk characterization of melamine; includes migration from foodware into food as main source of exposure; considers regulatory and non-regulatory actions to reduce dietary exposure in the general population; public comments due on March 26, 2025
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November 28, 2023
Justice Angela Furlanetto deemed the Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department’s classification of manufactured plastics products as toxic unconstitutional; the federal government is appealing the decision; single use plastics ban is still in effect
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September 4, 2023
Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submits comment to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on the development of a pollution prevention planning notice for food plastic packaging; FPF highlights aspects of chemical safety and circularity for ECCC to consider; primarily (i) chemical migration, (ii) supporting safe reuse, and (iii) standards for compostable materials
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July 6, 2023
CBC reports about Canada’s paper exports; finds plastic contamination present poses environmental and social challenges to India; recycling infrastructure unable to keep up
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May 4, 2023
Canadian government plans to establish federal plastics registry and release regulatory framework for plastic packaging; aim to improve knowledge of plastic waste, value recovery, and pollution; measures are open for comment until May 18, 2023; NGO urges government to expand ban on non-recyclable plastic packaging and take further action.
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April 21, 2022
Canada Plastics Pact publishes nine golden design rules for plastic packaging manufacturers; include using a single material per package, avoiding polyvinyl chloride (PVC), reducing headspace , and switching to reuse systems; more than 30 Canadian companies have already signed onto 50% or more of the rules
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April 6, 2022
Smithers conference covers global developments in food contact regulations and materials; speakers on day one review recent and upcoming changes to food packaging regulations in the US, Canada, and the South American trade bloc Mercosur
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