Sterile Barrier Association

SBA

To maintain, promote and seek to promote the product quality standards relating to the manufacture and supply of single use sterilisation barrier systems to the healthcare industry.

Lobbying Activity

Response to EU rules for the calculation and reporting of recycled content in single-use plastic bottles

14 Aug 2025

Attached the letter that the Sterile Barrier Association's regulatory committee has developed for the SUPD mass balance consultation
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Response to Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste

20 Mar 2023

The Sterile Barrier Association (SBA), the European trade association for companies, who produce Sterile Barrier Systems (SBS) and associated equipment and accessories for the healthcare industry, strongly supports global efforts to minimise the negative environmental impact caused by packaging. In particular, we are supportive of the European Commissions goal to review and update Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste and transform it into regulation as currently proposed. The SBA prepared a more detailed response to the consultation regarding the Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, which may be found attached.
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