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MT SB155
Bill
AI Summary
- Creates a 3-member Panel on Food Safety appointed by the governor, with members required to have scientific expertise in toxicology, chemistry, food additives, exposure assessment, or related fields
- Panel meets quarterly to study cumulative effects of food additives and food colors in the diet and recommend limits on foods containing additives with negative toxic effects
- Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules limiting availability of foods containing additives or colors identified by the panel as harmful
- Requires the Department of Agriculture to enforce food additive restrictions in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Panel members serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement; exempts homemade foods sold under existing cottage food laws from these regulations
Legislative Description
Create food safety panel
Rule Making
Last Action
(S) Died in Process
5/23/2025
Committee Referrals
Public Health, Welfare, and Safety1/21/2025
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