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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 5516 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5516

   To 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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2026

 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL

 
   To 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. 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) 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, 2028.
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Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026

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