In principle not by the PPWR when sold in rolls: it is itself the product bought, like separately sold wrapping paper, which Annex I excludes from the definition of packaging, although the Commission has not addressed this case. It remains subject to food-contact materials law and, from 10 October 2026, the European PFHxA restriction covering all food-contact paper and cardboard: 25 ppb for PFHxA and its salts, 1,000 ppb for its related substances.
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