France bans plastic packaging on fresh fruit and vegetables from January 2022

摘要

France has outlawed plastic packaging on around 30 types of fruit and vegetables from January 1, 2022, rolling the ban out in stages to cover all unprocessed fresh produce by June 30, 2026. Around 37% of fruit and vegetables sold today in France are wrapped in plastic, according to a government statement on the decree that the Agriculture and Food, Finance and Ecology ministers, Julien Denormandie, Bruno Le Maire and Barbara Pompili respectively, signed into law on October 11.