🧪 Bisphenol S (BPS) is a human-made chemical commonly used in the manufacture of plastic food contact materials like beverage can coatings, food storage containers, or tableware. It’s also widely used in thermal paper receipts you get after making an in-store purchase. Since early 2025, BPS alongside bisphenol A (BPA) and other hazardous bisphenols have been banned in the EU for use in food packaging and other food contact due to their various adverse health effects. 

⚠️ The European Chemicals Agency classifies BPS as toxic to reproduction and endocrine disrupting. 

☝️ While it was recently banned in the EU for food contact, BPS remains unrestricted in most other regions of the world and is often used as a (regrettable) substitute for BPA.