By end of 2026, ECHA's SEAC is expected to adopt its final opinion on the universal class-based PFAS restriction covering more than 10,000 substances. Once adopted, the opinion will be transmitted to the European Commission as the basis for amending REACH Annex XVII. For food contact packaging, the PFAS ban under PPWR Art. 5 enters into force on August 12, 2026.

Any company placing PFAS-containing products on the EU market is faced with the existing REACH restrictions today. A universal restriction covering more than 10,000 PFAS substances is advancing toward adoption.