BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act

S 1124 BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act

US Congress 113th Congress

BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act
S.1124


About S.1124

BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to:

  • (1) issue a revised safety assessment for food containers composed of bisphenol A (BPA), taking into consideration different types of such containers and the use of such containers with respect to different foods; and
  • (2) determine whether there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to BPA through food containers or other items composed of BPA, taking into consideration potential adverse effects from low-dose exposure and the effects of exposure on vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, infants, children, the elderly, and populations with high exposure to BPA

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if its container is composed in whole or in part of BPA, unless the label includes the following statement: "This food packaging contains BPA, an endocrine-disrupting chemical."

  

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Introduced 06/13/2013

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Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions.

06/10/2013