Advancing scientifically sound, achievable, and sustainable fresh produce packaging
SPPA is a science-based initiative bringing together growers, consumers, researchers, and policymakers to shape how we evaluate sustainable packaging.
Our goal is to ensure that packaging protects our food, the people who grow it, and the planet we all share.
The Packaging Gauntlet
The fresh produce industry is at a critical inflection point, confronting a series of complex and often contradictory packaging related challenges.
This includes the fragmented and rapidly evolving “regulatory gauntlet” of local and national policies, conflicting mandates from buyers and retailers, to the persistent performance gap between widely used commercial packaging and their alternatives.
SPPA aligns functionality, policy, and market demands
The SPPA roadmap was developed by the Sustainable Produce Packaging Alignment (SPPA) consortium, a diverse industry group formed to address the need to align on scientifically sound, achievable, and sustainable fresh produce packaging guidelines for the fresh produce industry and retail partners in North America.
Technical guidance was provided by via SPPA technical working groups, comprised of fresh produce industry stakeholders directly involved in packaging development and fresh produce industry adoption. The technical groups represent the interests of each commodity group.
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