EFFECT-PIGMENT (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. confirms that its product packaging has passed SGS third-party testing against the requirements of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR). The tested plastic-bottle packaging samples met the applicable requirements covering heavy-metal limits and fluorine-related restrictions — packaging-level compliance evidence that supports every EU-bound shipment, on top of our GMP-certified production system.
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 — PPWR for short — is the EU's new framework regulation for packaging. It reaches beyond recycling targets: it introduces requirements on packaging recyclability, substance restrictions in packaging materials, labeling and packaging minimization, applying progressively to companies that place packaged goods on the EU market.
For pigment and glitter buyers, the practical meaning is simple: your packaging now carries its own compliance obligations, separate from the product inside it. Importers and brand owners in the EU are increasingly asked by customers and auditors to show what their packaging is made of and that it meets EU requirements. Working with a supplier who can document packaging compliance removes one more question mark from your supply chain — before it becomes a problem at customs or in a customer audit.
Note on scope: this article is about packaging (PPWR). It is separate from product-level EU rules such as the microplastics restrictions under REACH, which we cover in our EU microplastics-ban explainer. Packaging and product compliance are two different files — we maintain both.
We commissioned SGS, an independent third-party testing provider, to test the plastic-bottle packaging used for our pigment products against the applicable PPWR requirements. The scope covered substance-restriction dimensions relevant to packaging materials, including heavy-metal limits and fluorine-related restrictions. The tested samples met the applicable requirements.
One point of precision: PPWR compliance at this stage is demonstrated by testing, not by a certification scheme — there is no such thing as a "PPWR certificate". That is why we state exactly what happened: our packaging passed SGS testing against EU PPWR. We keep the claim narrow and verifiable: the results relate to the plastic-bottle packaging samples submitted for testing, and documentation is shared with buyers on request.
This sits on top of our existing quality system: GMP workshop production and FDA / Kosher / ISO 9001 certification, described on our quality standards page. Product and packaging are audited as two separate files — and both are now covered.
If you sell pearl pigment, glitter or edible decoration into the EU, packaging compliance now comes up in three places: customs and market-surveillance checks, retailer and brand-owner audits, and sustainability questionnaires. Having SGS-tested packaging means you can answer all three with a document, not a promise.
EU buyers can request the packaging-compliance summary together with their regular shipment documents (TDS / SDS / COA). Contact us via the inquiry form and we will include it in your file.
Ask for our SGS packaging-test summary together with TDS, SDS and COA — one complete compliance package for your EU file.
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