Senator Booker Introduces Bill to Eliminate Toxics from School Lunches 

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced the Safe School Meals Act (SSMA), S.5084. 

• This bill would place limits on heavy metals, ban certain pesticide residues, trigger the safety reassessment of food additives including artificial food dyes and ban the use of PFAS, phthalates, and bisphenols in school food packaging.  

• It would also increase funding available for schools to follow these guidelines.