Korpack’s Post

"Eco-friendly" on the spec sheet does not mean sellable in all fifty states. Maine's ban on intentionally added PFAS in plant-fiber food packaging took effect May 25. At least a dozen states now restrict PFAS in food packaging, each with its own scope and dates, and more take effect through 2027. The grease-resistant coating on a lot of paper and molded-fiber packaging is exactly what these laws target. Here is the trap. The sustainability box gets checked when a brand moves to fiber. Nobody asks what makes the fiber grease-proof. The same pack that won the eco story becomes a market-access problem, and the first person to catch it is often a retail buyer or a distributor asking for documentation, not a regulator. The expensive answer is tracking which SKU is legal in which state. That is a spreadsheet that never stops changing. The cheaper answer is one verified PFAS-free spec across the board, built once, defensible everywhere you sell. And verified is the key word. PFAS did three jobs at once: grease resistance, moisture, and machine runnability. Replacing it is a barrier-engineering decision, not a line swap. A supplier writing "PFAS-free" on a datasheet is not the same as test data behind a spec. When a buyer asks your team for PFAS documentation, how fast can you produce it? #PFAS #FoodPackaging #CPG #RetailCompliance #PackagingCompliance