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 PFAS, ortho-phthalates, bisphenols (such as BPA), formaldehyde, benzene, asbestos, styrene polymers, and several other substances. When reviewing requests to approve substitute chemicals, federal officials would have to consider possible harm to vulnerable groups like children, pregnant women, the elderly, and workers. The bill states that it would not override state or local laws that are equal to or stricter than its rules. The ban would take effect two years after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors