Adopted by the European Commission in December 2024, the ban prohibits BPA in food contact materials with a few narrow exceptions, following an 18-month transition period for manufacturers to reformulate. Products already on the market before the deadline can still be filled and sold for a further 12 to 24 months depending on the category, with longer timelines for technically harder applications such as certain metal coatings and professional food processing equipment, extending to January 2028-2029.

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