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Care for the end-user or consumer’s health becomes essential for a socially responsible labelstock manufacturer.

Direct thermal labels are widely used in logistics & supply chain management, weigh-scale and retail, hospital and pharmacies, fast food delivery, e-Commerce, etc.

Some thermal papers use Bisphenol A, or known as BPA, as a color developer in the production, because of its stability and heat resistance. However, many studies over the past decades find that BPA is considered to be an endocrine disruptor and has therefore raised widespread concerns about exposure to BPA regarding its potential health risks. Recent studies showed that traces of BPA could permeate through almost anything that it could come in contact with. Too much exposure to BPA can bring adverse effects to the body specifically the brain, prostate gland of fetuses, infants, and children. Specifically, research has shown its potential to mimic hormones and disrupt the developmental stages in animals.

So any thermal paper or recycled paper made from such thermal paper containing BPA would risk harming the human health in their product life, and even in their recycled product life.

Luckily through the technology advancement and innovation, now there are thermal papers that use the substitute chemical to BPA and can reach the same image performances.

Regarding the industrial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) that is used in thermal label materials, European Union legislation stipulates that BPA should not be placed on the market in thermal paper in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,02% by weight after 2nd January 2020. As be a socially responsible company, now Yenom offers a full assortment of Direct Thermal Labelstock materials BPA-free to ensure health-safe and environment-friendly thermal label products our direct customers can sell to the end customers and consumers.