EU – Proposal to Restrict Bisphenols in the European Union

​Within the last years European Union restricted several application of Bisphenol A (CAS 80-05-7, 4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol) like the use in thermal paper and in toys as well as listing it as a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) due to its endocrine discrupting properties for humans and the environment. The restriction proposal now publushed by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) was prepared by the Germany Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) and has been publicly discussed in two stakeholder consultations in 2020 and 2021. The ECHA Annex XV Restriction report proposes to limit the concentration of free Bisphenol A and other Bisphenols (Bisphenol B, S, F or AF) in articles to 10 mg/kg (0.001%) in total. However, the restriction proposal also describes exceptions, including: · Contact with water · Migration limit · Covalently bonded Bisphenols · Waste papers · Fluoropolymers · Products made from epoxy resins

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