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EU Enforces World's Strictest BPA Food-Packaging Ban 2026

6/20/2026

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The European Union will ban the sale of food packaging containing bisphenol A starting in July 2026.
The ban represents the world’s strictest food-packaging restriction on BPA.
The European Food Safety Authority has lowered the tolerable daily intake for BPA to 0.2 nanograms per kilogram of body weight.
The rule permits existing BPA-containing stock to be sold until depleted and sets a 2028 transition deadline for products lacking BPA-free alternatives.

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The European Union will ban the sale of food packaging containing bisphenol A starting in July 2026.
The ban represents the world’s strictest food-packaging restriction on BPA.
The European Food Safety Authority has lowered the tolerable daily intake for BPA to 0.2 nanograms per kilogram of body weight.
The rule permits existing BPA-containing stock to be sold until depleted and sets a 2028 transition deadline for products lacking BPA-free alternatives.