On June 12, 2024, an EU Member States expert committee voted in support of a European Commission proposal to ban some bisphenols, including bisphenol A (BPA), in food contact materials. 

The restriction proposed by the European Commission would effectively ban from the manufacture and marketing of food contact materials those containing BPA or other carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic, and endocrine-disrupting bisphenols. The ban would cover plastic and coated packaging, but also other types of products like food processing equipment.