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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 102 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1588
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to chemicals in food packaging.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond WorcesterJames B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/3/2025 1 of 3
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 102 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1588
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1588) of Michael O. Moore and
James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to chemicals in food packaging. Public Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1431 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to chemicals in food packaging.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 94B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 10 the following section:-
3 Section 11. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following
4meanings:-
5 “Food package", a package or packaging component that is intended for the marketing,
6protection or handling of a product intended for food contact or used to store food and foodstuffs
7for sale.
8 "Manufacturer", a person, firm, association, partnership, government entity, organization,
9joint venture or corporation that applies a package to a product for distribution or sale. 2 of 3
10 "Package", a container providing a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product
11which shall include a unit package, an intermediate package, a package used for shipping or
12transport and unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other
13trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs.
14 "Packaging component", an individual assembled part of a package including, but not
15limited to, any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior
16strapping, coatings, closures, inks and labels.
17 "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances", a class of fluorinated organic chemicals
18containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
19 (b) No person or entity shall manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for
20sale or distribute for use in the commonwealth food packaging to which perfluoroalkyl and
21polyfluoroalkyl substances have been intentionally added in any amount.
22 (c) A certificate of compliance stating that a package or packaging component is in
23compliance with the requirements of this section shall be furnished by its manufacturer or
24supplier to its purchaser. The certificate of compliance shall be signed by an authorized officer of
25the manufacturing or supplying company. The purchaser shall retain the certificate of
26compliance for as long as the package or packaging component is in use. A copy of the
27certificate of compliance shall be kept on file by the manufacturer or supplier of the package or
28packaging component. Certificates of compliance, or copies thereof, shall be furnished to the
29department of public health upon request and to members of the public in accordance with
30section 9. 3 of 3
31 If the manufacturer or supplier of the package or packaging component reformulates or
32creates a new package or packaging component, the manufacturer or supplier shall provide an
33amended or new certificate of compliance for the reformulated or new package or packaging
34component.
35 SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
36 SECTION 3. Subsection (c) of said section 1 shall take effect 90 days after the effective
37date of this act.