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24.11.2025 | Press release

With innovative sealing solutions without bisphenol AF, Freudenberg is setting new standards

Material Expertise Keywords in this article Food and Beverage Industry

Weinheim, November 24, 2025. In accordance with EU Directive 2024/3190, a Europe-wide ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and its derivatives took effect on January 20, 2025. This decree applies to all industrial companies that produce, market or use materials that come into contact with food. The ban is based on comprehensive studies on bisphenols’ harmful health effects when they reach the human body by means of the food chain.

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There are application-specific exceptions to the bisphenol A ban that are in effect for a timeframe of up to several years. Other dangerous bisphenols are excluded from the exceptions. One consequence is that an immediate and complete ban on bisphenol AF (BPAF), commonly used in the rubber sector, has been in effect since September 1 of this year in the food and beverage industry.

Butterfly Valve Seal made from peroxide cross-linked FKM

From the start, a team of experts on food contact materials at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has been following the health-related research on BPAF’s use in the food sector. Early on, the specialists succeeded in developing BPAF-free, peroxidically cross-linked fluoro elastomers (FKM) to market-readiness – long before the new law took effect. This further expanded the company’s leadership position in the market – the use of synthetic rubbers such as FKM is crucial in high-performance, inert sealing solutions in demanding environmental conditions. Among other things, they stand out for their extraordinary chemical and thermal resistance and their long life spans. These properties are especially required in the food and beverage industry.

Exemplary installation space situation for seals with food contact

These elastic jacks-of-all-trades are produced in an elaborate cross-linking process that gives seals their specific characteristics. They are another example of the technological excellence that results from interdisciplinary teamwork and close cooperation with the company’s industrial customers. They give crucial impetus to the development of groundbreaking, industry-specific solutions – such as the substitution of peroxidically cross-linked materials for bisphenol AF.

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