Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Ā® signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packagesā¦containing 44 dyes or additives commonly found in the countryās food supplyā¦
ā¦the effort from Texas ā a deep-red state ā is particularly striking, food safety experts said. Policies cracking down on the nationās food supply have often come from big blue states, such as Californiaā¦
ā¦GOP lawmakers and the first Trump administration decried measures such as stricter school lunch standards as overregulation by the nanny stateā¦The bill passed the Texas legislature this year with bipartisan supportā¦
The law applies to a food product label ādeveloped or copyrightedā on or after Jan. 1, 2027. This essentially means that companies would only need to add the labels to their packaging when they redesign or update labels, such as when new ingredients are added to a productā¦
In 2023, California passed a law prohibiting food containing red dye No. 3 from being sold in the state after Jan. 1, 2027. This year, West Virginiaās Republican governor signed sweeping legislation banning foods containing any of seven dyes from being served in school nutrition programs starting in August, and from being sold in the state starting in 2028.
Glad to see Texas doing some good here.
Yeah, credit where its due. People donāt generally think of Texas or West Virginia as having their shit together, but here we are.