Bill in Congress targets PFAS, phthalates, BPA in food packaging

By Maria Rachal | Packaging Drive | June 11, 2026

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"The bill is sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., with nearly a dozen co-sponsors. Supporters include the Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Consumer Reports, Beyond Plastics, the Natural Resources Defense Council and others.

“Consumers should be able to trust that the food they put on their tables is safe. Yet harmful chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and other serious health risks continue to be used in food packaging, exposing Americans to unnecessary dangers. These toxic substances have no place anywhere near our food,” Schakowsky said in a statement.

The No Toxics in Food Packaging Act deems the following unsafe as food-contact substances:"