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It's been regulated since 2020 in Europe at least. > As part of the EU’s REACH Regulation Annex XVII, a restriction banning Bisphenol A (BPA) content in therma
by igniuss 7mo ago
It's been regulated since 2020 in Europe at least.
> As part of the EU’s REACH Regulation Annex XVII, a restriction banning Bisphenol A (BPA) content in thermal paper above 0.02% by weight came into effect on January 2, 2020. This prohibition was implemented due to health concerns associated with BPA exposure
bpa free thermal paper is pretty easy to source from anywhere now because of this.
- conception 7mo agoFrom my understanding, BPA was just replaced either a similar chemicals https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590182625000372 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259018262... If the law calls out BPA exclusively and not a more general description, it’s just a false sense of safety.
- ninalanyon 7mo agoYes it specifically limits the sale and use of Bisphenol A. The obvious alternatives Bisphenol S and Bisphenol F are not mentioned. https://reach-info.ineris.fr/sites/snar-reach/files/pdf/annexe_xvii_2023_en.pdf https://reach-info.ineris.fr/sites/snar-reach/files/pdf/anne...
- igniuss 7mo agoThe ones I've been able to source easily are Phenol-Free, which used to be a pain to find before the eu ban, those are (I think) bpa and bps free at least. I'll need to double check to be certain though, I haven't considered them replacing BPA woth BPS, that definitely makes it a false sense of safety