BPA in kitchenware 2026/2029 – DoC, supplier declaration & inventory clearance | Word/PDF/Excel

Do you import or sell kitchen equipment, reusable containers, and food containers intended to come into contact with food? EU BPA regulations may require checking the supplier's bisphenols, a written declaration of conformity (DoC), and documented first placement on the EU market. This Swedish specialist package helps importers and wholesalers manage articles, material reviews, supplier certificates, transitional periods, and inventory batches.

Legal status: (EU) 2024/3190, as amended by (EU) 2026/250, generally prohibits the use of BPA and certain hazardous bisphenols in specified material groups for food contact, with narrow exceptions. Not all plastics, kitchen products, or older goods are automatically prohibited. The rules and relevant materials must be assessed separately.

What is included – document by document?

Excel – nine tabs and tested control logic

Overview, Articles, DoC Check, Suppliers, Inventory Batches, Exceptions, Release, Actions, and Sources. The formulas warn of incomplete DoC certificates, incorrect article categories, expired transitional periods, missing supplier documentation, and unsigned internal releases. The workbook has been tested in 31 scenarios. It contains no fictitious customer data.

The Excel file can display MISSING DATA, TRANSITION – REVIEW, or STOP – REVIEW. However, it cannot determine whether a specific item contains BPA, issue a declaration of conformity, or make a binding legal sales decision.

Which dates apply to 2026–2029?

Common reusable items that do not meet the new requirements: First market placement could occur no later than 20 July 2026 under Article 12.1 if earlier rules were met. After the EU 2026/250 amendment, such correctly earlier market-placed items may normally remain on the market until 20 July 2027.

Certain professional food production equipment: A special transition applies to first market placement until 20 January 2028 and continued provision until 20 January 2029, according to the special conditions in Articles 12.2–12.3. These dates may not generally be used for common kitchen items.

Single-use packaging: These are covered by other rules in Article 11, including exceptions for certain preserved foods and external metal coatings, as well as special deadlines for filling and sealing. The Excel file does not automatically apply their exception rules. Read the EU 2026/250 amendment.

DoC – what must be included?

According to Article 8, relevant contact materials and articles that have not yet come into contact with food should normally be accompanied by a written DoC in the supply chain before the retail stage. Annex III requires, among other things, information on the issuer, manufacturer/importer, exact article/material, declaration date, bisphenols/derivatives used, and a declaration of compliance with EU 2024/3190 and certain requirements of EC 1935/2004. The EU 2026/250 amendment clarifies that the relevant intermediate material or final article must be identified.

A supplier email stating “BPA-free” is not automatically a complete DoC. The underlying documentation must also be available upon request by the competent authority. Other food contact regulations, such as the EU 10/2011 plastics regulation, may apply concurrently.

Who benefits from the package?

Importers, wholesalers, kitchenware companies, retailers with direct imports, reusable container suppliers, and companies purchasing professional food equipment. The package is intended for supplier control, documentation, and internal inventory assessment, not for laboratory testing or certification.

PFAS in food packaging is covered by a different regulatory area. See Mallbutiken's special PPWR/PFAS package instead of mixing substances and legal requirements.

How to use the templates

1. Identify the actual material, article, manufacturer, and product review.
2. Request the correct DoC version and relevant analysis/evidence data.
3. Verify first market placement with actual invoices, delivery data, and recipients when a transitional rule is invoked.
4. Enter the article, batch, and planned sale in Excel and manage warning flags.
5. Have the responsible person make and sign a separate internal decision after legal and technical review.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are all plastic kitchen utensils prohibited?

No. Assess whether the article in question is covered by the material groups and prohibitions in EU 2024/3190, and whether an actual exception may apply.

Can an older inventory always be sold until 2029?

No. The later dates only apply to certain professional food production equipment. Common reusable items have an earlier amended deadline of 20 July 2027, under the conditions of the transitional rule.

Does a regular store need to give every private customer a DoC?

Article 8 generally applies to the supply chain before the retail stage for materials that have not yet come into contact with food. Other obligations may apply. The package is primarily a tool for importers' and wholesalers' supplier evidence.

Does Excel provide an automatic release decision?

No. An “internal attestation” only means that the documented decision has been signed. The formulas do not determine chemical content, exceptions, or legal sale.

Which formats and languages are included?

Five Swedish work documents and a Swedish guide, plus a separate English User Guide. All seven are available as Word and searchable PDF; the Excel workbook is in Swedish. The PDF files are not digitally fillable.

Further reading: See our guide to BPA in kitchen equipment – documentation, DoC and transitional deadlines for 2026–2029. It helps distinguish ordinary reusable articles from specific transitional cases before reviewing stock and supplier evidence.

Legal sources, version, and transparency

Version 1.0, 10 November 2026. AI-assisted internal source check against consolidated EU 2024/3190, EU 2026/250, the Swedish Food Agency, and EC 1935/2004.

No external independent legal review, laboratory analysis, regulatory review, or certification has been performed. This product is documentation support, not a guarantee that the item may be sold. The customer ZIP file is attached in Shopify Digital Products, but a real customer checkout and download have not been fully tested.