Food Packaging
Food Safety Laws
U.S. laws on food and beverage packaging and production materials don’t protect our health or the environment from hazardous chemicals.Read...
Reducing Toxics in Packaging: California AB 2761
The California Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act of 2024 (AB 2761 Hart), would remove two very toxic chemicals from plastic packaging....
No Toxics in Food Packaging
The No Toxics in Food Packaging Act of 2023 (H.R. 6105 - Reps.Read More
Eliminating Toxic Problematic Plastics: California AB 1290
A new California bill, Eliminating Problematic Plastics, AB 1290 (Rivas), would remove the worst plastics and plastic additives from packaging...
Plastics
Many people encounter toxic, cancer-causing chemicals through plastics, whether they’re aware of the health risks or not. For example, PVC...
Food Safety Loophole Allows Secret Toxic Chemicals in Our Food
The Generally Recognized As Safe, or GRAS, provision, which permits common chemicals to by-pass FDA safety reviews, has become the...
California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act (AB 1200)
The California Safer Food Packaging & Cookware Act of 2021 (AB 1200 – Ting), was signed into law by Governor...
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...
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....