,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1     
#bjah ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to ban the use of              
ortho-phthalate chemicals as food       
contact substances4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,our ,food ,from ,phthalate             
,contamination ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition  
on use of ortho-phthalate chemicals as  
food contact substances1 including food 
packaging materials  7a7 ,in general    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 effective on the date that is #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act--  7#a7 the use of any        
ortho-phthalate chemical as a food      
contact substance shall be deemed to be 
unsafe for the purposes of the          
application of clause 7#b77;,c7 of      

section #djb7;a7 of the ,federal ,food1 
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cdb7;a772  7#b7 any regulation        
previously issued under section #dji of 
such ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7          
prescribing the conditions under which  
any ortho-phthalate chemical may be     
safely used as a food contact substance 
shall have no force or effect2 and  7#c7
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretary7 shall object to any     
notification of an intended use of an   
ortho-phthalate chemical as a food      
contact substance submitted under       
section #dji7;h77#a7 of such ,act1 and  
may not issue regulations prescribing   
any conditions under which any          
ortho-phthalate chemical may be safely  
used as a food contact substance4  7b7  
,alternative substances ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 beginning  
on the date that is #b years after the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 in      
acting in response to any petition under

 section #dji of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cdh7 to establish safety with respect 
to a food contact substance that the    
,secretary determines to be an          
alternative to an ortho-phthalate       
chemical1 in addition to the criteria   
under subsection 7c7 of such section    
#dji1 the ,secretary shall consider     
potential adverse effects of exposure to
 the substance on vulnerable            
populations1 including pregnant women1  
infants1 children1 the elderly1 and     
populations with high exposure1         
including workers who are exposed       
through production practices or handling
 of final products4