Food packaging regulations, Food contact materials, FCM regulations, Phthalates, Bispenhols Nhat Nguyen Food packaging regulations, Food contact materials, FCM regulations, Phthalates, Bispenhols Nhat Nguyen

California seeks to ban Bisphenols and Ortho-phthalates in food packaging 

California’s Assembly passed bill AB-1148, seeking to restrict the use of bisphenols and ortho-phthalates in all packaging. Known as Safer Food Packing Act of 2025, the bill authorises the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to set the restrictive limits but exempts tetramethyl bisphenol F (TMBPF, CAS 5384-21-4) from the restrictions unless DTSC deems the substance to also poses a significant risk to human health. 

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