United StatesFDA would study health effects of microplastics in food and water
FDA would study how tiny plastic particles in food and water affect human health and send Congress findings and recommendations within one year of enactment.
What it does
FDA would study how microplastics in food and water affect health, including children’s health. Congress would receive the findings and recommended government actions within one year of enactment.
Argument forThe study could help lawmakers understand how people encounter microplastics and choose responses based on findings about human health.
Argument againstA one-year deadline could limit how fully the FDA can examine several complex health effects before recommending government action.
More detail
The health secretary, acting through the FDA, would study human exposure to microplastics in food and water. The study would examine how people are exposed and address children’s health, the hormone system, cancer, chronic illness, and reproductive health. The secretary could include other areas considered important. The secretary would submit the report to Congress no later than one year after the bill becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jul 17Introduced in HouseLatest
- Jul 17Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Introduced
HealthcareEnvironment & Energy