US Congress Intends to Ban PFAS in Food Packaging

SafeGuardSHardgoodsOct 29, 2024

SG 156/24

The US federal government has introduced a proposal to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to prohibit the intentional usage of PFAS in food packaging.

In September 2024, the US House of Representatives introduced H.R. 9864, cited as the ‘Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2024’. The bill is aiming to amend Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by adding a clause which would prohibit the introduction of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS onto the US market from January 1, 2025.

Substance	Scope	Requirement	Effective date
PFAS	Food Packaging	Prohibited if intentionally added	January 1, 2025

According to the proposal, PFAS is defined as a per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

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