,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjai,mrs4 
,dingell introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and    
,cosmetic ,act to deem any              
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance used as a food contact        
substance to be unsafe and therefore    
treated as adulterated under such ,act1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,keep ,food ,containers ,safe from      
,,pfas ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,prohibition 
against food contact substances         
containing perfluoroalkyl and           
polyfluoroalkyl substances ,paragraph   
7#f7 of section #dji7;h7 of the ,federal
 ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba  
,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7;h77#f77 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking 7#f7 and inserting     
7#f77;,a7 ,definition4--2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  

,perfluorinated compounds  7i7 ,deemed  
unsafe ,beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbb1
 any ,,pfas used as a food contact      
substance is deemed to be unsafe for the
 purposes of this section and the       
application of clause 7#b77;,c7 of      
section #djb7;a74  7ii7 ,definitions ,in
 this subparagraph3  7,i7 ,the term     
,,pfas means a perfluoroalkyl substance 
or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is  
man-made with at least #a fully         
fluorinated carbon atom4  7,,ii7 ,the   
term perfluoroalkyl substance means a   
man-made chemical of which all of the   
carbon atoms are fully fluorinated      
carbon atoms4  7,,iii7 ,the term        
polyfluoroalkyl substance means a       
man-made chemical containing a mix of   
fully fluorinated carbon atoms1         
partially fluorinated carbon atoms1 and 
nonfluorinated carbon atoms4  4