The US state of Minnesota has banned intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from food packaging.

Minnesota becomes the latest US jurisdiction to regulate PFAS in food contact materials and articles, joining Connecticut, Maine, New York, San Francisco, Vermont and Washington.

SF 20 was signed into law by the governor in June 2021, amending the state’s Statutes and adding the new Section 325F.075 ‘Food Packaging; PFAS’.

The law defines PFAS as any substance in a family of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully carbon atom.

The prohibition applies to food packaging, defined in the law as a container applied to or providing a means to market, protect, handle, deliver, serve, contain or store a food or beverage. This includes:
• Unit packages, intermediate packages and shipping containers
• Unsealed receptables, including, but not limited to, bags, bowls, carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, plates, rigid foil and other trays, tubs, as well as wrappers and wrapping films
• Individual assembled parts of a food package, such as any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels

This ban will come into effect on January 1, 2024.

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