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Regulations & Recyclability
Food-contact certification, the EU tethered-cap rule, and which spout fits a mono-material recyclable PE pouch — answered for pouch brands.
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Spout Cap Factory Audit: Buyer's Checklist
A spout cap factory audit is only as good as its evidence trail. Here are the questions to ask, the documents to demand, and how to score the answers.
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Refill Pouch Closures: What Repeated Opening Does to the Seal
Repeated opening wears a refill pouch closure at three separate interfaces: thread, seal and fitment weld. Here is what changes, and how to write the test.
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PPWR Fitment Project Brief: 7 Inputs to Confirm Before You Cut a Mold
Seven inputs to freeze before you cut a spout cap mold: polymer family, closure architecture, weld window, material markings, drawings and change control.
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From Detachable to Tethered: A Spouted Beverage Pouch Retrofit Checklist
A tethered cap retrofit touches four interfaces, not one: cap geometry, the spout weld, your line and the evidence chain. Seven-step checklist for packers.
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Choosing a Tethered Cap for a Spout Pouch
How to specify an EU tethered spout cap: what EN 17665:2022+A1:2023 tests, stop-lug vs strap retention, the weld window, and the paperwork to collect.
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PPWR PFAS & Heavy Metals: What Tests Prove
PPWR PFAS and heavy-metal limits for food-contact packaging apply from 12 August 2026. What a fluorine or metal test proves, and four things it does not.
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PPWR Timeline for Spouted Pouches to 2038
PPWR dates for spouted pouches, checked against the regulation text: substance limits, the declaration file, 2030 grades, the 2035 test and the 2038 cut-off.
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PPWR Declaration of Conformity for Spout Pouches: A Component Documentation Checklist
What a PPWR declaration of conformity must contain for a spout pouch: the Annex VII technical documentation and the component evidence to collect.
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FDA vs EU 1935/2004 vs GB 4806.7: Pouch Closure Certificates
Compare FDA 21 CFR, EU 1935/2004 and EU 10/2011, and China GB 4806.7 food-contact rules for pouch spout caps: what each certificate proves and how to verify it.
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What Spout Fits a Mono-Material PE Pouch?
A PE spout can fit a mono-material PE pouch, but whole-pack recyclability needs validation. This guide covers fitment, sealing window, size, and compliance.
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Does the EU Tethered Cap Rule Apply to Spouted Pouches?
Since 3 July 2024, caps on single-use plastic beverage containers up to 3 L must stay attached. Do spouted pouches fall in scope? What EU guidance now says.
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Food Contact Regulations for Pouch Spout Caps: EU & FDA
Food contact rules for pouch spout caps: EU 1935/2004 and 10/2011, FDA 21 CFR, the EU tethered-cap rule, recyclable PE, and a buyer's compliance checklist.
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