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Committee reviews bill to bar certain additives, including artificial dyes, from school meals; AOE to enforce compliance
Summary
Senate Health & Welfare reviewed S.26 (draft 2.1), which would prohibit a list of substances in school meals and rely on the Agency of Education to verify compliance through existing federal administrative-review documents; advocates supported the draft while industry representatives flagged two chemicals for further review.
Legislative counsel Katie summarized S.26 (draft 2.1), telling the Senate Health & Welfare committee that the bill would add a new list of prohibited substances in school meals (new subdivisions 7–12) and set an effective date of July 1, 2027. Katie said the bill’s compliance mechanism would require the Agency of Education (AOE) to review school menus and product labels submitted by schools as part of existing federal administrative-review requirements, which she said avoids creating an extra administrative burden on schools.
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