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AL HB384
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Danny Crawford
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AI Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Section 20-1-71 to define "corn masa" as a dry flour-type product made from corn treated with slaked lime or undergoing nixtamalization, and "corn masa product" as any food product containing corn masa.
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Requires all corn masa and corn masa products sold for human consumption in Alabama to be enriched with folic acid: 0.7 milligrams per pound for corn masa and 0.4 milligrams per pound for corn masa products.
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Exempts corn masa and corn masa products made by or supplied to cottage food production operations and those offered for sale by grocery stores that offer conforming products.
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Becomes effective June 1, 2026.
Legislative Description
Food enrichment; certain ingredients required for corn masa and products
Health
Last Action
Enacted
5/27/2025