Tuberville Takes Action to Ban Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Food Packaging

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced legislation to ban toxic PFAS chemicals - also known as 'forever chemicals' - in food wrappers and packaging. PFAS chemicals, which are sometimes used in food wrappers to repel grease, oil, and water, are linked to serious health challenges in humans, including cancer.

"Thanks to the Make America Healthy Again movement, Americans have started waking up to the toxic chemicals that are in many of the products and foods we use every day," said Senator Tuberville. "America has the best resources, technology, and people in the world, so why are we sicker than ever? We need to start taking a closer look at things in our environment that are poisoning us. Our children are the most precious resource we have and we owe it to them to ban toxic chemicals like PFAS from products that have proven to be cancerous."

Sen. Tuberville was joined in introducing this bill by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). Read the full text of the bill here.

BACKGROUND:

As a founding member of the Senate Make America Healthy Again Caucus, Sen. Tuberville has been a vocal advocate against allowing toxic chemicals in American foods. In December of 2024, Sen. Tuberville made remarks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) hearing with a Biden FDA official about the dangers of allowing cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in foods, despite banning its use in other products. Following Sen. Tuberville's remarks, the Trump administration banned Red Dye No. 3 from foods in January 2025.

Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans' Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.

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