# Bisphenol A: Regulation

Why the EU banned it from food packaging

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/regulation/

What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.

#### Hazards

| Classification | UN number | Key risks |
|---|---|---|
| Reproductive toxicity cat 1B; serious eye damage cat 1; skin sensitisation cat 1; STOT single exposure cat 3 (respiratory) | UN3077 where classified environmentally hazardous (indicative) | Endocrine disruptor (EU SVHC); exposure through food-contact materials and thermal paper. |

#### Main rules

| Where | Rule | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| **EU** | Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 banning BPA and other hazardous bisphenols in food-contact materials, with transition periods (indicative) | Ends BPA in can linings, bottles and food equipment in the EU |
| **EU** | REACH SVHC (reproductive toxicity 2017, endocrine disruption 2017-2018); Annex XVII limit of 0.02% in thermal paper from 2 January 2020 (indicative) | Pushes substitution |
| **EU** | EFSA 2023 tolerable daily intake 0.2 ng/kg body weight per day (indicative) | Basis for the food-contact ban |

#### India

| Rule | Effect |
|---|---|
| **BIS standard amendments banning BPA in infant feeding bottles (2015, indicative)** | Removed BPA from baby bottles |
| **MSIHC Rules 1989** | Site safety (indicative) |

#### Trade measures

- No current Indian anti-dumping duty on BPA found; an earlier duty on Japanese BPA expired in 2000 (EximGuru).

#### Supply risk

India is fully import-dependent until about 2028-2030. Concentration in China and Taiwan. Not on critical lists, but on EU substance restriction lists.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/movement/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/links/index.md)