California Bill AB-1148 Food packaging: hazardous chemicals, if passed, will prohibit the distribution of any food packaging that contains antimony trioxide, ortho-phthalates or bisphenols.
The proposed law would add to Health and Safety Code, Division 104, Part 3, Chapter 15, Article 3 - Safer Food Packing Act of 2025 (commencing with Section 109015).
Highlights
As of January 1, 2027, a person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in the state any food packaging that contains any of the following chemicals:
- Bisphenol A, B, S, F, or AF, or related compounds
- Antimony trioxide
- Ortho-phthalates, including, but not limited to:
- Benzyl-butyl phthalate (BBP) 85-68-7.
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 84-74-2.
- Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) 84-61-7.
- Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 117-81-7.
- Diethyl phthalate (DEP) 84-66-2.
- Di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP) 84-69-5.
- Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) 26761-40-0.
- Di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) 28553-12-0.
- Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP) 84-75-3.
- Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) 117-84-0.
- Di-n-pentyl (DnPP) phthalate 131-18-0.
- Diisoheptyl phthalate (DIHP) 71888-89-6.
- “Food packaging” means a nondurable package, packaging component, or food service ware that is intended to contain, serve, store, handle, protect, or market food, foodstuffs, or beverages. It includes food or beverage containers, take-out food containers, unit product boxes, liners, wrappers, serving vessels, eating utensils, straws, food boxes, and disposable plates, bowls, or trays.
Link to the Bill: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1148
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