EU prohibition on the use and trade of Bisphenol A - Polycarbonate - from 20 January 2025

This ban of BPA in food contact materials was proposed by the EU Commission and approved by EU Member States in July 2024, after a 2023 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report that concluded that the current levels of BPA exposure posed a risk to consumers across all age groups since these substances are harmful to the reproductive and endocrine systems.