,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbf,ms4  
,schakowsky 7for herself1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4       
,pingree1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mrs4 
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 and ,mr4 ,garca  
of ,illinois7 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       
certain substances to be unsafe for use 
as food contact substances1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,no ,toxic     
,chemicals in ,food ,packaging ,act of  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,substances deemed unsafe   
for use as food contact substances  7a7 
,in general ,section #dji of the        
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7l7   
,substances deemed unsafe for use as    

food contact substances  7#a7 ,in       
general ,for purposes of this section   
and section #djb7;a77#b77;,c71 the      
following are deemed to be unsafe for   
use as food contact substances3 7,a7    
,any chemical belonging to the class of 
ortho-phthalates4  7,b7 ,any chemical   
belonging to the class of ,,pfas4  7,c7 
,bisphenol ,a1 ,b1 ,s1 ,f1 or ,,af or   
related compounds4  7,d7 ,acrolein4     
7,e7 ,acrylamide4  7,f7 ,,bha           
7tert-,butyl-#d-;hydroxyanisole74  7,g7 
,chlorinated paraffins4  7,h7           
#a1d-;,dioxane4  7,i7 ,asbestos4  7,j7  
,benzene4  7,k7 ,chloroform4  7,l7      
,methylene chloride4  7,m7 ,ethylene    
oxide4  7,n7 ,formaldehyde4  7,o7       
,styrene polymers4  7#b7 ,alternative   
substances ,in acting in response to any
 petition under this section to         
establish safety with respect to a food 
contact substance that the ,secretary   
determines to be an alternative to a    
substance listed in paragraph 7#a71 in  
addition to the criteria under          

subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall    
consider potential adverse effects of   
exposure to the substance on vulnerable 
populations4  7#c7 ,definitions ,in this
 subsection3  7,a7 ,the term            
ortho-phthalates means a class of       
chemicals that are non-polymeric esters 
of ortho-phthalic acid4  7,b7 ,the term 
,,pfas means a perfluoroalkyl substance 
or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that     
contains at least #a fully fluorinated  
methyl or methylene carbon atom4  7,c7  
,the term vulnerable population means a 
human population that is subject to the 
potential for disproportionate exposure 
to1 or the potential for                
disproportionate adverse effect from    
exposure to1 a chemical substance or    
mixture1 including-- 7i7 infants1       
children1 and adolescents2  7ii7        
pregnant women2  7iii7 the elderly2     
7iv7 individuals with preexisting       
medical conditions2  7v7 workers who may
 be exposed to chemical substances and  
mixtures2  7vi7 residents in communities

 subject to disproportionate exposures2 
and  7vii7 members of any other         
appropriate population identified by the
 ,secretary4  4  7b7 ,preservation of   
,state and local authority ,section #dji
 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and      
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7 is  
amended further by adding at the end the
 following3  7m7 ,preservation of ,state
 and local authority  7#a7 ,in general  
,nothing in this section1 or any rule   
promulgated under this section1 shall be
 construed to limit the authority of a  
,state or political subdivision of a    
,state to enact1 adopt1 promulgate1 and 
enforce any law1 rule1 regulation1      
ordinance1 or other measure with respect
 to any food additive that is in        
addition to1 or more stringent than1    
requirements established under this     
section1 including a law1 rule1         
regulation1 ordinance1 or other measure 
relating to--  7,a7 the prohibition of  
the use of any substance as a food      
additive2 and  7,b7 the manufacture1    

distribution1 sale1 or use of any food  
containing a food additive regulated    
under this section4  7#b7 ,rule of      
construction regarding ,state and local 
law ,no provision of this section       
relating to food additives shall be     
construed to modify or otherwise affect 
any action or the liability of any      
person under the law of any ,state or   
political subdivision of a ,state4  7#c7
 ,food additive defined ,in this        
subsection1 the term food additive      
includes a food additive that is a food 
contact substance4  4  7c7 ,delayed     
applicability ,section #dji7l7 of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act1 as added by subsections 7a71      
applies beginning on the date that is #b
 years after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4