My answer is a researched and supported: u201cmost likely not.u201d And I say this because many governmental authorities have imposed regulations for plastic products, especially those intended for consumable purposes and further so for heat-sustaining devices.BPA has become a targeted chemical of concern and is largely being removed from plastics and products intended for consumable materials, and so is likely not in that plastic piece on your kettle for you to be concerned of. However, with this being said, the best and only way for you to know would be to contact the direct manufacturer and ask. And were they to say u201cyesu201d, my recommendation would be for another kettle due tou2014yesu2014steam could cause BPA to leach from the plastic, again were it there to leach, overtime.The statement of being a u201cBPA-Freeu201d plastic is often being reserved for products that consumers would know to think of it (e.g. water bottles), and almost often included as a sales figure. In scenarios like your kettle, the plastic is a minor, likely gasket-type, lid-screw component where the rest of the device is metal and glass for cleanliness/purity purposes. Many compatible and compliant, safe modern materials are readily available that do not include BPA.In the U.S. and todayu2019s plastic market, governmental institutions (such as the FDA) as well as individual scientific and educational facilities have well-researched the topics concerning plastics and any potential harmful chemicals, such as BPA, that may be associated with the common plastics and plastic types in use. Plastics do not require BPA in order to perform their intended function and research no longer supports the use of BPA or other known, harmful constituent materials, in fact, quite the opposite as many are and continue to be regulated out of use as concerns are discovered.