Delaware Senate Bill 41

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 41, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Health & Social Services Committee
Hearing: Jan 29 @ 1:00 pm in Senate Chamber
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 41. Both this Act and SB 41 ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, distribution, holding with the intent to sell, and offering for sale in Delaware of food that contains Red dye 3 (CAS no. 16423-68-0). After the release of SB 41, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the authorization to use Red dye 3 in food and ingested drugs under the Delaney Clause of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Delaney Clause prohibits FDA authorization of a food or color additive if it has been found to induce cancer in humans or animals. This substitute retains the prohibition against Red dye 3 in food products to ensure it will remain banned in the State of Delaware.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pure Food And Drugs.

Sen. Eric Buckson [R]	Rep. Michael Smith [R]	Rep. Jeff Hilovsky [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Melanie Ross Levin [D]	Rep. Bryan Shupe [R]
Rep. Kamela Smith [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28		Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 41, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

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