H-2175.2

HOUSE BILL 1921

ByRepresentatives Duerr, Walen, Ryu, Berry, Ramos, Ramel, Reed, Leavitt, Kloba, Donaghy, Gregerson, Thai, Reeves, Fosse, and Pollet

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of certain substances in food; adding a new section to chapter 15.130 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 15.130 RCW under the subchapter heading "general quality standards and requirements" to read as follows:

Beginning January 1, 2027, a person may not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains any of the following substances:

(1) Brominated vegetable oil (chemical abstracts service number 8016-94-2 as of July 1, 2023);

(2) Potassium bromate (chemical abstracts service number 7758-01-2 as of July 1, 2023);

(3) Propylparaben (chemical abstracts service number 94-13-3 as of July 1, 2023); and

(4) Red dye 3 (chemical abstracts service number 16423-68-0 as of July 1, 2023).

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