CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027) NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL MEALS AND OTHER FOODS;
CERTAIN COLOR ADDITIVES PROHIBITED (§ 22.1-207.4:3)

A. As used in this section:
			“Color additive” means any material not exempted pursuant to 21
U.S.C. § 321(t)(1) that is a dye, pigment, or other substance made by a
process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise
derived, with or without intermediate or final change of identity, from a
vegetable, animal, mineral, or other source and that when added or applied to a
food, drug, or cosmetic, or to the human body or any part thereof, is capable of
imparting color thereto.			“Competitive food” means the same as that
term is defined in § 22.1-207.4.

B. No public elementary or secondary school shall offer or make available to any
student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food that
contains any of the following color additives:

   1. FD&C Blue No. 1 (CAS Reg. No. 3844-45-9);

   2. FD&C Blue No. 2 (CAS Reg. No. 860-22-0);

   3. FD&C Green No. 3 (CAS Reg. No. 2353-45-9);

   4. FD&C Red No. 3 (CAS Reg. No. 16423-68-0);

   5. FD&C Red No. 40 (CAS Reg. No. 25956-17-6);

   6. FD&C Yellow No. 5 (CAS Reg. No. 1934-21-0); or

   7. FD&C Yellow No. 6 (CAS Reg. No. 2783-94-0).

C. The Board shall amend its nutritional guidelines for competitive foods
promulgated pursuant to § 22.1-207.4 in accordance with the provisions of
this section.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 212, 222.