TX HB5378

Public schools and open-enrollment charter schools must provide parents/guardians a list of foods containing specified additives labeled as carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting, or hyperactivity-inducing chemicals

The 16 additives requiring disclosure include: butyl hydroxyanisole, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, artificial dyes (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3), propylparabens, butylated hydroxytoluene, titanium dioxide, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, azodicarbonamide, potassium iodate, bisphenol A, arsenic, carrageenan, glyphosate, and synthetic growth hormones

Schools may comply by publishing the ingredient list on their district or school website

The bill reorganizes existing school nutrition provisions into a new Subchapter H of Chapter 33 of the Education Code, consolidating rules on breakfast programs, food donation policies, and meal card grace periods

Requirements apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with immediate effect upon two-thirds legislative vote or September 1, 2025