Cadmium ever in copper phosphorus brazing rods?

Just wondering if cadmium has ever been a component of silver-free copper phosphorus brazing rods designated ASTM BCUP2? I know that BCUP2 currently means they don’t contain cadmium, so just wondering if older ones under BCUP2 might have contained cadmium.

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