State Food Ingredient Regulations

32 active regulations across 6 states plus FDA federal action, tracking bans, school restrictions, and warning requirements for food ingredients, from California's AB 418 onward.

The short answer

32 state and federal food-additive actions now span 6 states, with Red 40 restricted in the most jurisdictions (5).

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active state + federal actions tracked: 6
states with at least one restriction: 10
restrictions in California, the most active state: 5
jurisdictions restrict Red 40, the most-targeted additive

Most-restricted ingredients across states

Number of state-level actions (bans, school bans, warning requirements) targeting each additive.

State-level regulatory actions per additive across all tracked states.

California

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Blue 1	School Ban	Enacted	SB 651 (School Food Dye Ban)	2027-12-31
Blue 2	School Ban	Enacted	SB 651 (School Food Dye Ban)	2027-12-31
Brominated Vegetable Oil	Ban	Enacted	AB 418 (California Food Safety Act)	2027-01-01
Green 3	School Ban	Enacted	SB 651 (School Food Dye Ban)	2027-12-31
Potassium Bromate	Ban	Enacted	AB 418 (California Food Safety Act)	2027-01-01
Propylparaben	Ban	Enacted	AB 418 (California Food Safety Act)	2027-01-01
Red 3	Ban	Enacted	AB 418 (California Food Safety Act)	2027-01-01
Red 40	School Ban	Enacted	SB 651 (School Food Dye Ban)	2027-12-31
Yellow 5	School Ban	Enacted	SB 651 (School Food Dye Ban)	2027-12-31
Yellow 6	School Ban	Enacted	SB 651 (School Food Dye Ban)	2027-12-31

Federal (FDA), not a state

These are federal FDA actions, not state legislation, shown here for context alongside the state-level tracker but not counted toward the 6-state total above.

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Blue 1	Ban	Enacted	FDA Dye Phase-Out	2027-10-01
Blue 2	Ban	Enacted	FDA Dye Phase-Out	2027-10-01
Brominated Vegetable Oil	Ban	Enacted	FDA Final Rule	2024-07-01
Green 3	Ban	Enacted	FDA Dye Phase-Out	2027-10-01
Red 3	Ban	Enacted	FDA Final Rule (21 CFR 74)	2025-01-15
Red 40	Ban	Enacted	FDA Dye Phase-Out	2027-10-01
Trans Fat	Ban	Enacted	FDA Final Rule - PHOs	2018-06-18
Yellow 5	Ban	Enacted	FDA Dye Phase-Out	2027-10-01
Yellow 6	Ban	Enacted	FDA Dye Phase-Out	2027-10-01

Illinois

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Brominated Vegetable Oil	Ban	Proposed	HB 2204	TBD
Potassium Bromate	Ban	Proposed	HB 2204	TBD
Red 3	Ban	Proposed	HB 2204	TBD
Titanium Dioxide	Ban	Proposed	HB 2204	TBD

New York

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Red 40	Warning Required	Proposed	S.4156 (Food Dye Warning Act)	TBD
Yellow 5	Warning Required	Proposed	S.4156 (Food Dye Warning Act)	TBD
Yellow 6	Warning Required	Proposed	S.4156 (Food Dye Warning Act)	TBD

Washington

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Red 40	School Ban	Proposed	HB 1471	TBD
Yellow 5	School Ban	Proposed	HB 1471	TBD
Yellow 6	School Ban	Proposed	HB 1471	TBD

West Virginia

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Potassium Bromate	Ban	Proposed	HB 2997	TBD
Titanium Dioxide	Ban	Proposed	HB 2997	TBD

Virginia

Ingredient	Action	Status	Legislation	Effective
Red 40	School Ban	Proposed	HB 2341	TBD

Compiled by PlainFoodSafe Editorial, Food Product Safety Editorial Team