Food Packaging
California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act (AB 1200)
The bill bans paper-based food packaging containing PFAS; requires cookware manufacturers to disclose the presence of hazardous chemicals; and prohibits...
FDA Food Chemical Safety Process Leaves Consumers at Risk of Chronic Diseases
Today, a group of health, environmental, and consumer organizations challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) practice of not accounting...
Groups sue FDA over rocket fuel chemical in dry foods
In 2014, BCPP joined an official Food Additive Petition, brought by Natural Resources Defense Council and 6 other NGOs, to...
Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging
October 29, 2019 WASHINGTON– Several environmental and public-health advocacy groups filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court in New...
Chemical Industry Attempts to Strike Down Health Protections for Millions
The so-called 'Accurate Labels Act' would strip American consumers of their right to know what’s in the products they buy....
Advocates Sue FDA to force decision on cancer-causing chemicals in popular foods
Today a coalition of health, consumer and environmental advocacy organizations including BCPP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of...
Coalition Support Letter SB 258 to Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Chemicals
BCPP and the undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for Senate Bill 258. The bill will require manufacturers...
Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety
BCPP and allies, represented by legal counsel from the Center for Food Safety and environmental law firm Earthjustice, are suing...
BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food
This hormonally active chemical in the lining of canned foods has been linked to breast cancer and a host of...