Summary

Declares a set of common synthetic food color additives unsafe and treats foods containing them as adulterated, with a phased-in timetable. Starting December 31, 2025, a group labeled “qualified color additives” becomes unsafe in or on food; a larger list of widely used dyes (including Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5 and 6, Blue No. 1 and 2, Green No. 3) is barred beginning December 31, 2026. The change would require food makers, ingredient suppliers, retailers, schools, and food service operators to remove or replace those dyes from foods sold in the U.S., and would give federal regulators authority to consider such foods adulterated under existing food-safety law.

• The bill declares many common synthetic food color additives unsafe and treats foods containing them as adulterated.
• There are two phased effective dates: Dec 31, 2025 for "qualified" additives and Dec 31, 2026 for widely used "covered" additives.
• Covered dyes include Red No. 40; Yellow No. 5 and 6; Green No. 3; Blue No. 1 and 2, plus similar substances.
• Food manufacturers and ingredient suppliers would need to reformulate products or remove affected products from U.S. commerce.
• The law uses existing federal adulteration and color-additive legal authority to prohibit these dyes rather than creating a new enforcement program.
• No funding, exemptions, or implementation guidance is included in the text provided.
• Impacts would be felt across supply chains, from ingredient makers to retailers, schools, and consumers—especially children who commonly consume dyed foods.
• Potential outcomes include product reformulation, labeling changes, litigation, and short-term disruptions to availability or cost of some products.