France publishes the list of fruits and vegetables that can go in plastic packaging

Published 2023년 6월 23일

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The French government has published a list of 29 fruits and vegetables that can still be sold in plastic containers, due to the risk of spoilage if sold in bulk. The list includes items such as lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, and cherries. This exemption is part of a decree that initially banned the sale of many unprocessed fresh fruits and vegetables in plastic containers, unless the containers were over 1.5 kg, as of January 1, 2022. This decree has been challenged and modified by the French government, following a decision by the French Council of State to annul the initial list of exceptions, which included fruits and vegetables that may not necessarily spoil easily.

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The French government has published the list of fruits and vegetables that may continue to be marketed with plastic containers, according to a decree published on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The list includes 29 species, among which are: lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, early potatoes, early carrots and cherries, lamb's lettuce, endives, mushrooms, spinach, raspberries, strawberries or blueberries, cherries, currants and sprouted seeds. The exemption is granted for the "risk of spoilage" if these products are sold in bulk. In addition, all fruits and vegetables that are not exempt are also granted a period, until December 31, 2023, to allow the disposal of packaging stocks. A French decree of October 2021, which entered into force on January 1, 2022, stated that many unprocessed fresh fruits and vegetables, in plastic containers, could no longer be sold in France, unless they were containers of more than 1, 5 kg. In this way, France became the first country in the EU to eliminate these ...

Source: Agrodigital