H.R. 2827 · 116th Congress
Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019
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This bill prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (commonly referred to as PFAS) in food contact substances. A food contact substance is a substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 17, 2019
Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (commonly referred to as PFAS) in food contact substances. A food contact substance is a substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019
Latest action (May 20, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 17, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.