“We were never consulted,” complained Laurent Grandin, head of the Interfel association for the fruit and vegetable sector.
The costs are “insurmountable” for small businesses, Grandin said, and they will have to continue to use plastic to protect exports, especially to Britain, one of the main apple customers.
The Pomanjou company, which produces up to 40,000 tonnes of apples a year in the Loire Valley, introduced 100% cardboard packaging in the last three years.
However, packaging costs have soared between 20% and 30%, according to its representative, Arnaud de Puineuf.
For its part, the large group of supermarkets Casino said that it will now sell tomatoes in cardboard containers and provide customers with paper or cellulose bags.
Packaging companies note that the decree of October 8 took them by surprise, especially the ban on plastics recycled.
Regarding the use of plastic and the damage it can cause, a study by New York University specified that daily exposure to chemicals used in the manufacture of plastic containers to store food or cosmetics, would cause 100,000 premature deaths per year in the United States.
Source From: Ambito
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