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OK SB4
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kristen Thompson
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AI Summary
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Prohibits 21 substances from being used as food additives or color additives in Oklahoma starting January 15, 2027, including aspartame, Red dye 3, Red dye 40, Yellow dye 5, Yellow dye 6, titanium dioxide, sodium benzoate, BHA, BHT, and potassium bromate
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Extends the ban to additives used in ingestible drugs beginning January 18, 2028
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Requires immediate disclosure upon the act's effective date (November 1, 2025) of any listed substances on product labels, websites, or via QR codes, with conspicuous consumer warnings
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Authorizes the State Board of Agriculture to issue stop-sale orders and the Department of Agriculture to assess administrative penalties of $5,000 for subsequent violations, with fines deposited into the Oklahoma Farm to School Program Act
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Effective date is November 1, 2025, with the State Board of Agriculture directed to promulgate implementing rules
Legislative Description
Food products; prohibiting use of certain substances in food products; authorizing the State Board of Agriculture to issue certain orders for violation. Effective date.
Last Action
Coauthored by Senator Gillespie
5/31/2025