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1 Short Title. This act shall be known as the Protect Our Kids' Food Act.
2 Statement of Findings. The general court finds that:
I. Food dyes add no nutritional value to meals and studies have shown they may be harmful for some kids;
II. Some brands already make the exact same products without potentially harmful dyes in other countries;
III. There is growing bipartisan support in New Hampshire and across the country for banning these dyes because of potential health risks; and
IV. Banning these dyes specifically in schools - where we should be doing everything we can to foster kids' physical and emotional health - is a sensible middle ground.
3 New Paragraph; Prohibition of Certain Color Additives. Amend RSA 189:11-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. No public elementary or secondary school shall offer or make available to any student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food that contains any of the following color additives, as recognized by the Food and Drug Administration:
(a) FD&C blue number 1, CAS Registry numbers 3844-45-8, 3844-45-9.
(b) FD&C blue number 2, CAS Registry number 860-22-0.
(c) FD&C green number 3, CAS Registry number 2353-45-9.
(d) FD&C red number 3, CAS Registry number 16423-68-0.
(e) FD&C red number 40, CAS Registry number 25956-17-6.
(f) FD&C yellow number 5, CAS Registry number 1934-21-0.
(g) FD&C yellow number 6, CAS Registry number 2783-94-0.
(h) FD&C citrus red number 2, CAS Registry number 6358-53-8.
(i) FD&C orange letter B, CAS Registry number 15139-76-1.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2028.
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1 Short Title. This act shall be known as the Protect Our Kids' Food Act.
2 Statement of Findings. The general court finds that:
I. Food dyes add no nutritional value to meals and studies have shown they may be harmful for some kids;
II. Some brands already make the exact same products without potentially harmful dyes in other countries;
III. There is growing bipartisan support in New Hampshire and across the country for banning these dyes because of potential health risks; and
IV. Banning these dyes specifically in schools - where we should be doing everything we can to foster kids' physical and emotional health - is a sensible middle ground.
3 New Paragraph; Prohibition of Certain Color Additives. Amend RSA 189:11-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. No public elementary or secondary school shall offer or make available to any student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food that contains any of the following color additives, as recognized by the Food and Drug Administration:
(a) FD&C blue number 1, CAS Registry numbers 3844-45-8, 3844-45-9.
(b) FD&C blue number 2, CAS Registry number 860-22-0.
(c) FD&C green number 3, CAS Registry number 2353-45-9.
(d) FD&C red number 3, CAS Registry number 16423-68-0.
(e) FD&C red number 40, CAS Registry number 25956-17-6.
(f) FD&C yellow number 5, CAS Registry number 1934-21-0.
(g) FD&C yellow number 6, CAS Registry number 2783-94-0.
(h) FD&C citrus red number 2, CAS Registry number 6358-53-8.
(i) FD&C orange letter B, CAS Registry number 15139-76-1.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2028.