119 HR 9593 IH: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-07-06 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9593IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 6, 2026Mrs. Dingell (for herself 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 2026.

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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: (jjj) (1)The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS. (2)In this paragraph, the term PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon atom.. (b)

Applicability

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2027.