United StatesBill would bar food packaging with added PFAS from interstate trade
Starting January 1, 2028, businesses could not introduce or deliver food packaging with intentionally added PFAS for trade between states.
What it does
Starting January 1, 2028, the bill would bar introducing or delivering food packaging with intentionally added PFAS into trade between states.
Argument forThe restriction could reduce use of intentionally added PFAS in food packaging traded between states, which may lower people's contact with these chemicals through packaging.
Argument againstBusinesses using packaging with intentionally added PFAS may need to find other materials before 2028, which could add work and costs.
More detail
The bill would bar introducing or delivering food packaging with intentionally added PFAS into trade between states. PFAS means a man-made perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. The prohibition would apply beginning January 1, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 24Introduced in SenateLatest
- Sep 24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Introduced
Consumer ProtectionEnvironment & Energy