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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6026
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2021Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021.
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Prohibition against food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS
(a)
In general
Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(fff)
(1) The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS.
(2) The term PFAS means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made with at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2024.