To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2566
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2019-05-07
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Consumer affairs

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Marketing and advertising

Product safety and quality
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the Safer Choice Standard of the Safer Choice Program. Specifically, the EPA must identify the requirements that specified products (e.g., pots, pans, or cooking utensils) must meet in order to be labeled with a Safer Choice label, including a requirement that such products&nbsp;do not contain certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2566 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2019 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes.

1. Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the Safer Choice Standard of the Safer Choice Program to identify the requirements for a pot, pan, or cooking utensil to meet in order to be labeled with a Safer Choice label, including a requirement that any such pot, pan, or cooking utensil does not contain any PFAS. (b) Definition In this Act, the term PFAS means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.