Texas Governor Signs Law Requiring Warning Labels for Food Containing Certain Additives
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law on June 22 a state bill that requires food manufacturers selling products in the state to put warning labels on packaged food products that include 44 ingredients considered to be artificial colors, additives or certain banned chemicals, according to the bill's language.
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The law takes effect on Sept. 1. It applies only to a food product label developed or copyrighted on or after Jan. 1, 2027.
According to the bill, the warning label must use a font not smaller than the smallest font size used to disclose other information required by the FDA, and it must say that the food product contains an ingredient not recommended for human consumption by authorities in Australia, Canada, the EU or the U.K.
The labeling law won't pertain to food products prepared or served at a restaurant or a retail establishment, the bill says.
The bill also defines a food manufacturer as a manufacturer that offers food products for sale in Texas, regardless of where that food was originally produced.