Phthalates - ECHA - Europa
Phthalates form a family of synthetic chemicals with a wide variety of uses, ranging from consumer to industrial products. There are different kind of phthalates and they are commonly used as softeners to make plastics, such as PVC, more flexible and durable. Due to their wide use, phthalates can be found almost everywhere in our environment
France adopts ban on uses of BPA and DEHP - Center
And now for some good news. Today, France adopted a ban on certain uses of two widely used hormone disrupting chemicals: Bisphenol A (BPA), and the plasticizer di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP for short. Both BPA and DEHP are primarily used to make plastics—polycarbonate and PVC, respectively.
France amended the law on the ban of BPA in food contact
On 19 September 2015, France published Constitutional Council Decision No. 2015-480 QPC of 17 September 2015[1] in the Official Journal of the French Republic (JORF). This decision is the second amendment to the French Law No. 2010-729 of 30 June 2010[2] concerning the ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in the manufacturing, import, export and placement on the market for all packaging, containers or
SAFEGUARDS - SGS
France recently approved measures to prohibit bisphenol A (BPA) beyond the scope of baby bottles and the phthalate di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) in tubing materials in medical devices. The effective date is dependent on the nature of the product and starts on 1 January 2013.
France bans BPA and awaits European response
The French Senate definitively adopted the ban of BPA in all food contact materials by 2015 without modifications. Now the European Commission is required to respond to the law which is not in agreement with general European community law. December 14, 2012 Charlotte Wagner Reading time: 1 minute
- Is BPA and DEHP banned in France?
- And now for some good news. Today, France adopted a ban on certain uses of two widely used hormone disrupting chemicals: Bisphenol A (BPA), and the plasticizer di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP for short. Both BPA and DEHP are primarily used to make plastics—polycarbonate and PVC, respectively.
- When will BPA be banned in food packaging?
- Phase I of the law, effective January 1, 2013, banned BPA in all food packaging, containers, and utensils intended for use by children up to 3 years of age. The second phase, which will become effective on January 1, 2015, will ban BPA in all packaging, containers, and utensils intended to be used in direct contact with food.
- What is the BPA ban?
- The BPA ban contains two phases of adoption. Phase I of the law, effective January 1, 2013, banned BPA in all food packaging, containers, and utensils intended for use by children up to 3 years of age.
- When did BPA come into contact with food?
- France was the first European country to tackle the issue of BPA in contact with food, banning the use of BPA in baby bottles on 1 January 2013 and then in all packaging, containers and utensils intended to come into contact with food as of 1 January 2015.
- When was BPA banned in baby bottles in France?
- In 2010, France approved measures to prohibit the use of BPA in baby bottles1. On 26 December 2012, France published Act 2012-1442 of 24 December 2012 in the Official Journal of the French Republic to prohibit the use of BPA and DEHP in specific products.
- Can BPA be used in food contact materials?
- The Commission has today adopted a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, due to its potentially harmful health impact. BPA is a chemical substance used in the manufacture of certain plastics and resins.
