Texas is requiring companies to add warning labels to some foods, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott.
The Texas Make America Health Again (MAHA) legislation, modeled on federal MAHA efforts led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., mandates companies making products with certain additives, such as the artificial dye citrus red 2, include a warning label starting in 2027 disclosing the inclusion of the additives.
Other additives include potassium bromate, which is in many breads; titanium dioxide, used as a whitening agent in candies and other products; and additional dyes such as green 3.
The label must state that “this product contains an ingredient that is not recommended for human consumption by the appropriate authority in Australia, Canada, the European Union, or the United Kingdom.”…