MyPakg Packaging Guides · October 2026 · Practical purchasing guidance
The artwork is ready. The launch date is pencilled in. Then the pouch supplier asks a question that changes the project: will the contents touch the bag, or is the bag only holding a sealed bottle?
That is a hypothetical example, but it captures the problem with asking for “CBD bags” without a specification. The product name does not define the packaging job. Start with the intended use, and settle the market requirements before ordering printed stock.
Describe what the pouch actually contains
A secondary pouch around a closed container has a different brief from a pouch in direct contact with a formulation. Record the product format, contact situation, fill amount, storage conditions and intended opening frequency. Do not treat one material statement as proof for every application.
For projects involving food contact, the FDA explains that relevant authorizations depend on intended use and their limitations. A general “food-grade” phrase is not a complete specification. Source: FDA food-contact guidance.
Keep product legality separate from package performance
A pouch test does not authorize the contents for sale. The FDA states that adding CBD to food or marketing it as a dietary supplement is currently illegal under its framework. Other product types and destinations need their own review; neither a supplier quotation nor a packaging certificate settles that question. Source: FDA consumer update, checked October 2026.
A brief that separates the decisions
| Brief field | Useful answer |
|---|---|
| Destination | Country and, where relevant, state or province |
| Contents | Format, contact situation and target fill |
| Closure | Required function and model-specific evidence |
| Materials | Structure and intended-use documentation |
| Production | Filling method, sealing equipment and approval owner |
| Artwork | Approved claims, instructions and revision number |
Ask for a sample against that brief
Request the proposed pouch model and drawing together. Mark unanswered fields as open questions rather than allowing the factory to choose silently. A sample approved for appearance is not automatically approved for contact compatibility, closure performance or the final label.
Before releasing the purchase order, assign a person to each approval: product compliance, packaging performance, print and commercial terms. Small teams can combine roles, but the decisions should still be recorded separately.
The useful deliverable is a short, agreed specification with evidence attached. It is more valuable than a long catalogue of bags labelled for an industry.