H.R. 9593 · House bill · 119th Congress

Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026

Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell, Michigan with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Jul 6, 2026

Referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee

Latest action Jul 6, 2026

SponsorRep. Debbie Dingell, Michigan· 1 cosponsorRep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania

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Sec. 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) 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.

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