118 HR 9864 IH: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-09-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9864IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 27, 2024Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Casten, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Meng, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Titus, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo 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 2024.

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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..(b)

Applicability

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2025.