Yes — Tritan is safe and BPA-free. It is a food-grade copolyester that contains no BPA or BPS, and it is tested to FDA 21 CFR, LFGB and EU 1935/2004 food-contact standards. It became the go-to clear plastic for bottles precisely because it solved the BPA problem that affected older polycarbonate.
What Tritan actually is
Tritan is a copolyester developed by Eastman Chemical. Unlike the polycarbonate it replaced, it is manufactured without bisphenol-A (BPA) or bisphenol-S (BPS). It is prized for being glass-clear, impact-resistant (it survives drops that shatter glass), odour- and stain-resistant, and able to take repeated washing without clouding.
Why BPA was the concern
Older clear hard plastics used polycarbonate, which can leach trace BPA — a compound regulators and brands moved away from for food contact. Tritan was engineered as a BPA-free replacement that keeps the clarity and toughness without that chemistry, which is why "BPA-free" and "Tritan" so often appear together.
How to make sure you get genuine Tritan
Because Tritan costs more than ordinary AS or PET, some suppliers label a cheaper plastic as "Tritan-like." When you source, ask for:
- The material grade in writing on the spec sheet (genuine Eastman Tritan).
- An FDA and LFGB food-contact test report for the finished bottle, not just the raw resin.
- A sample to check clarity and that it has no plastic smell.
Frequently asked questions
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Written by the Jupeng Drinkware team — Yongkang, Zhejiang, China. Manufacturing drinkware since 1998. Contact Beyond: [email protected] | WhatsApp +86 156 5791 8881