BRUSSELS -- Members of a task force on classification and labeling representing EU member states confirmed on Nov. 16 that Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is not subject to any classification for health. This decision follows the EU human health risk assessment, completed last May, which concluded that TBBPA presents no risk to human health.
TBBPA is classified in the EU as an R50/53 substance for the environment. However, such a hazard can be managed by appropriate product stewardship measures.

TBBPA is a brominated flame retardant mainly employed as a starting material that fully reacts into the epoxy resins of the most commonly used laminates for printed wiring boards. This full integration into the epoxy resin ensures that the final product, FR-4 boards, no longer contains TBBPA, leaving the user free from any possible exposure.

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