{"id":172266,"date":"2026-02-04T08:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/2026\/02\/04\/the-eu-is-changing-the-rules-and-in-2026-will-require-bars-and-restaurants-to-eliminate-ketchup-sugar-and-oil-sachets\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:36:11","slug":"the-eu-is-changing-the-rules-and-in-2026-will-require-bars-and-restaurants-to-eliminate-ketchup-sugar-and-oil-sachets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/the-eu-is-changing-the-rules-and-in-2026-will-require-bars-and-restaurants-to-eliminate-ketchup-sugar-and-oil-sachets\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU is changing the rules and in 2026 will require bars and restaurants to eliminate ketchup, sugar and oil sachets."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"172266\" class=\"elementor elementor-172266 elementor-172258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-186bb815 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"186bb815\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-717d635b\" data-id=\"717d635b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ed52ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ed52ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7507035\" data-id=\"7507035\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aecddd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aecddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The EU is changing the rules and in 2026 will require bars and restaurants to eliminate ketchup, sugar and oil sachets.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60127de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60127de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No more individual sachets of sauces, sugar or salt in Spanish bars and restaurants. The European Union has already set a date for the definitive end of the typical single-serving containers of ketchup, mayonnaise, sugar, salt and even oil and vinegar, which have been on the tables of hospitality businesses throughout Spain for decades. 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The European Union has already set a date for the definitive end of the typical single-serving containers of ketchup, mayonnaise, sugar, salt and even oil and vinegar, which have been on the tables of hospitality businesses throughout Spain for decades. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":927,"featured_media":172260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"The EU is changing the rules and in 2026 will require bars and restaurants to eliminate ketchup, sugar and oil sachets.","_seopress_titles_desc":"No more individual sachets of sauces, sugar or salt in Spanish bars and restaurants. The European Union has already set a date for the definitive end of the typical single-serving containers of ketchup, mayonnaise, sugar, salt and even oil and vinegar, which have been on the tables of hospitality businesses throughout Spain for decades. 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