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On July 9, 2020, the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) announced a request for comments on a proposal to update the group’s model legislation for toxic chemicals in packaging that would add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and ortho-phthalates as regulated chemicals. The update further suggests the creation of new processes with criteria for identifying other “chemicals of high concern” in packaging.
Specifically, the changes would not allow PFAS to be present in packaging above the detection limit, and ortho-phthalates may only be unintentionally present in packaging up to 100 ppm. Criteria for identifying further chemicals of high concern are set to include credible scientific evidence of a substance (i) having known developmental or health effects, (ii) being persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), and (iii) being detected via biomonitoring studies in human fluids or issues.
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