PRINTER'S NO. 739
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
688
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, YOUNGBLOOD, BOBACK, THOMAS, V. BROWN,
McNEILL, MILLARD, MADDEN AND CALTAGIRONE, MARCH 3, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 3, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for bisphenol A-free food and beverage container
products.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Bisphenol A-
Free Food and Beverage Container Products Act.
Section 2. Bisphenol A-free food and beverage containers.
(a) General rule.--No person or entity may manufacture, sell
or distribute any food or beverage container that contains
bisphenol A at a level above 0.1 parts per billion (ppb) if the
food or beverage container serves as a package, parcel or other
vessel intended for use in storing, heating or serving liquids
or solids intended for consumption by the general population.
(b) Manufacturers standards.--The following shall apply:
(1) Manufacturers shall use the least toxic alternative
when replacing bisphenol A in containers in accordance with
this section.
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