H.R. 9593IntroducedHouse · nowSenatePresidentLawIn committeeSec. 2 · H.R. 9593
Prohibition against food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS
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(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.