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Rep. Priestly introduces student-backed proposal on red dye in foods; committee notes imminent federal action
Summary
Representative Winnie Priestly presented H.260, a proposal seeking limits on red dye 40 and other additives in foods after an eighth-grade class sent testimony; committee members noted a federal ban scheduled to take effect in 2027 and 2028.
Representative Winnie Priestly presented testimony from a constituent eighth-grade student and introduced H.260, a proposal to address food dyes including red dye 40.
Priestly read a letter from student Gracie McKinnon describing a classroom experiment in which celery in red-dyed water wilted compared with undyed controls. “We were wondering if…
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