Texas approves the law that requires a warning label for food additives.

Diving Briefs:

• Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, has signed a law that requires thousands of snacks and other packaging products to deliver a warning label that includes “not recommended for human consumption” in other countries.
• The law requires disclosure 40 or more ingredientsIt helps texture, taste or storage life, including additives commonly used in food processing, including food dyes and additives. This bill is applied to the food label with copyrights developed or after January 1 or after January 1 or after that.
• Federal measures can overturn the aspects of the law, including the subject of the law. If the FDA has enacted its own labeling requirements, the law will no longer be applied, and if the institution approves safety, the material can be exempted.

Dive Insights:

The Texas law puts pressure to remove artificial dyes and additives to food companies, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy has asked the food industry to voluntarily remove artificial colors. Late 2026, With major companies In Craft Heinz In Pepsico, they are trying to observe. Other states went further as West Virginia banned the sale of foods, including seven artificial dyes.

The food industry warned that the ingredients included in the Texas law were strictly studied for safety, and the label could be unnecessary and the manufacturer could increase the cost of the manufacturer. In some cases, the state law applies to additives that are considered to be naturally derived from other countries. This may lead to more consumer turmoil, industry experts warned.

For example, a Texas method requires warnings if the product contains FICIN, a natural extract derived from fig trees used for cheese manufacturing and meat production. Sodium hydroxide, which is an essential ingredient for the processing process, has also been approved to use it all over the world, but is included in the Texas bill.

Christina Barsa, vice president of Biotech Company Enzyme Development Corporation Linkedin post The law says, “You can mislead consumers and provide inaccurate information.”

“This bill can cause unnecessary confusion and distrust without achieving a goal for transparency,” she wrote.