No more plastic packaging for fresh fruits and vegetables in France

The French government has made an important decision to reduce plastic waste in food. A decree has been approved to ban plastic packaging in fresh fruits and vegetables. This measure will begin to be applied on January 1, 2022 and will do so progressively, giving more time to the most fragile pieces, but in any case, as of June 30, 2026, no fresh fruit or vegetables can be sold in plastic. . As of January 1, 2022, around thirty unprocessed fresh fruits and vegetables will be sold without plastic. In the case of vegetables: leeks, zucchini, aubergines, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, round tomatoes, onions, turnips, cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkin, parsnip, radish, Jerusalem artichoke, root vegetables. In the case of fruits: apples, pears, oranges, clementines, kiwis, tangerines, lemons, grapefruits, plums, melons, pineapples, mangoes, passion fruit, persimmons. The decree establishes a schedule to find and deploy alternative solutions until June 30, 2026, for fruits and ...