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Last opened 1 May 2024
List of requirements
General information
The aim of the packaging is to protect/preserve the product.
The aim of the packaging is to inform the consumer.
The aim of the packaging is to facilitate distribution of the product.
Your focus is on the Dutch market
Your focus is on the international market
Your focus is on younger consumers (till the age of 40)
Your consumers care about the environment
The product is packed in a single portion packaging.
Your consumers don’t care about the environment
Your focus is on older consumers (from age 40)
To communicate the packaging’s sustainability to consumers you could use brand owned icons, icons by independent sources (such as the KIDV’s disposal guide), illustrations related to nature, or perhaps even claims (check legislation)
The packaging should be suitable for solid products.
The aim of the packaging is to contain the product.
The packaging's end of life
Consumption of the entire packaging may not harm the consumer in any way.
The packaging may not negatively influence the quality of the product (taste, odour, colour, consistency).
The packaging communicates about the edibility of the packaging.
The packaging positively influences the product’s quality (taste, odour, colour, consistency).
The packaging communicates users how it must be disposed of properly.
The packaging communicates users how it must be disposed of properly.
The packaging design takes extra measurements to prevent litter.
Check if the packaging needs to comply with the Single-Use Plastic directive. DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/904.
The packaging is suitable for recycling but requires special agreements with the waste collector.
More information on biodegradable packaging.
The product's characteristics
The packaging should protect the product against breakage. The packaging should communicate whether the product is fragile or brittle.
The packaging needs to be suitable for greasy substances (with a minimum limit of ).
The packaging needs to withstand temperatures up to °C.
The packaging needs an UV-barrier (with a minimum limit of ).
The packaging needs an oxygen barrier (with a minimum limit of ).
The packaging needs a moisture barrier (with a minimum limit of ).
The packaging's materials
The packaging should be made of recycled materials, with a percentage of: .
The packaging should be made of biobased materials, with a percentage of: .
The product's use, distribution and storage
The packaging is easy to open, by means of .
The packaging is easy to empty, by means of .
The packaging will be used by the following target group with the following needs .
The secondary packaging should be as compact and light as possible.
Both the primary and the secondary packaging should enable optimal palletising (which is tertiary packaging).
The secondary and tertiary packaging should be reusable or should fit into prevailing company waste streams.
The product-packaging combination is sold in retail outlets.
The product-packaging combination is sold by e-commerce retailers.
The product-packaging combination is sold by a food delivery service.
Check if the packaging needs to comply with the Single-Use Plastic directive. DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/904.
The product-packaging combination is used in the same place as it is sold.
The product-packaging combination can be stored for 1 year.