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H.R. 2827

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Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
May 17, 2019
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
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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.

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