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Texas Governor Weighs Bill for Warning Labels on Foods with Additives Banned Abroad

Abbott’s approval would impose warning labels on products with additives banned abroad, establishing new nutrition advisory and physical education standards in Texas schools effective January 2027.

Packages of Doritos chips are displayed on a store shelf on April 23, 2025 in San Anselmo, California (main) and the Texas state flag during the first round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio on March 30, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas (insert).
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Foods containing certain ingredients would require warning labels on new packaging beginning in 2027 in order to be sold in Texas, which is the second-most populous US state with 31 million residents.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott will weigh signing a bill requiring food manufacturers to list on warning labels if their products contain ingredients banned in other countries.

Overview

  • The bill has landed on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, with food industry groups urging a veto and supporters led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocating for its enactment.
  • Senate Bill 25 would require prominent packaging warnings for over 40 additives, including synthetic dyes and bleached flour, stating that the product contains ingredients “not recommended for human consumption” by authorities in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK.
  • Enforcement by the Texas attorney general could impose fines up to $50,000 per violation plus cost recovery, while federal actions by the FDA or USDA to deem ingredients safe or restrict their use would supersede state labeling rules.
  • The measure also creates a state nutrition advisory committee, mandates daily physical activity and nutrition education in schools, and requires continuing education on nutrition for licensed health professionals in Texas.
  • The FDA, under Kennedy’s leadership, has announced plans to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, signaling potential alignment of federal and state food additive regulations.