Consumers will only find cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, leeks, zucchini, aubergines and cauliflower on the vegetable shelf without plastic packaging. In the case of fruit, apples, pears, mandarins and oranges are affected.
With the ban, the French government wants to reduce plastic waste. It is estimated that 37 percent of the vegetables and fruits in France are currently sold packaged, the ministries said. The rules should therefore save more than a billion plastic packaging annually.
Until six months after the ban has come into force, remaining stocks of fruit and vegetables with plastic packaging can still be sold over the counter. The ban is to be gradually extended to more and more products. From 2026, fruit and vegetables in plastic will no longer be allowed to be sold.