PACKAGING STANDARDS
Serve Good®
PACKAGING STANDARDS
The Serve Good® program begins with products that are responsibly sourced or contribute to waste reduction – but it doesn’t end there. At US Foods®, we considered it vital to redesign the packaging for items included in the Serve Good program to ensure a holistic approach in providing sustainable solutions. All products within the Serve Good program meet the following standards:
Inner Package
- No Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) packaging
- No bisphenol A (BPA) food-contact materials
- No lightweight (less than 2.5 mil) High-Density Polyeth-ylene (HDPE) box liners
- Non-direct food contact paper packaging must contain a minimum of 40% recycled content or be made from an alterna-tive fiber renewable source
- All virgin paper content must have Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), or similar certi-fication
- Stability performance validation required upon request
OUTER PACKAGE (ASSUMED TO BE CORRUGATED BOX)
- Unbleached kraft paperboard
- Must contain a minimum cumulative average of 35% re-cycled content
- Product must fit in a box without excess headspace
- All virgin paper content must have SFI, FSC, or similar certification
- Corrugated Recycles Classification or Certification
- BPI® (Biodegradable Products Institute) certification for any non-recyclable corrugated material
- Package performance validation required upon request