No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026

This bill would amend federal food safety law to declare a list of chemicals unsafe for use in materials that touch food, such as packaging. The list includes ortho-phthalates, PFAS, several bisphenols (including BPA), asbestos, benzene, formaldehyde, styrene polymers, and other named substances. When reviewing petitions for substitute substances, the federal government would have to consider possible harm to vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant women, the elderly, and workers. The bill states that states and local governments may keep or adopt stricter rules on food additives. The chemical restrictions would take effect 2 years after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat sponsor
• 15 cosponsors