117 S3169 IS: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021 U.S. Senate 2021-11-04 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.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3169IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 4, 2021Ms. Hassan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA 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 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..(b)

Applicability

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2024.