3.0.0 593 2023-01-11T13:19:44Z 2023-01-11T13:19:44Z Senate S S 2009-03-12 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-12T21:57:15Z Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 111 1523 HR 2009-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2009-03-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3087-3088) IntroReferral 2009-03-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3086-3087) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-03-12 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-04-30 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-08-04 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-09-11 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2009-11-17 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2010-02-04 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2010-02-25 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health promotion and preventive care Product safety and quality Sex and reproductive health Health 00 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-28T18:46:15Z Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 - Treats any food container that is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A or that can release bisphenol A into food as a container that is composed of a poisonous or deleterious substance for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Bans the use of such containers. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to grant a waiver of such ban for one year (renewable for an additional year) under specified circumstances. Requires any product for which the Secretary grants a waiver to display a prominent warning on its label of the potential health effects associated with bisphenol A.

Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to periodically review substances listed in federal regulations and generally recognized as safe. Requires any such substances that are shown by new scientific evidence to cause reproductive or developmental toxicity in humans or animals to be banned or otherwise restricted.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require (currently, permits) a manufacturer or supplier of a food contact substance to notify the Secretary of the identity, intended use, and safety of any such substance and of determinations as to the health effects of such substance.

]]> Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 Display Title Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s593is/xml/BILLS-111s593is.xml 2009-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3087-3088) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.