Microplastics Safety Act

Key Points

• This bill would require the Food and Drug Administration to start a major study on how tiny pieces of plastic in our food and water affect human health.
• Scientists would focus on how these microplastics might cause cancer, disrupt hormones, or harm the health of children and reproductive systems.
• The government would have one year to finish the study and give Congress a list of recommendations on how to keep the public safe from plastic exposure.
• The study would also identify the main ways these plastic particles enter the human body through the things we eat and drink every day.

Impact Analysis

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