U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5516: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026 . SECTION 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) The term PFAS means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made with at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2028.
Sponsors
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH) · primary sponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5516?
- SB5516 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026.
- What does SB5516 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5516?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5516?
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5516?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5516
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