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Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019

Introduced: May 17, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (commonly referred to as PFAS) in food contact substances. A food contact substance is a substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.

What's happening now May 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2827: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2827/
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"H.R. 2827: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2827/.
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H.R. 2827, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2827/.
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