Florida could ban these chemical additives in foods by 2028 if bill passes

Yahoo

10-02-2025

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida could ban chemical additives in foods by 2028 under a new bill that was filed on Monday by a Southwest Florida lawmaker.
Sen. Jonathan Martin (R-Fort Myers), filed SB 560 on Monday ahead of the legislative session, which begins next month.
The bill would prohibit any food establishment from manufacturing, selling, or distributing any foods that contain brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, red dye 3, blue dye 1, yellow dye 5, benzidine, butylated hydroxyanisole, or butylated hydroxytoluene.
Chemicals included in the ban have been linked to a possible increase in the risk of cancer.
'Some chemicals cause cancer,' Martin said in a post on X. 'They have no place in our food. Period.'
Those who violate the law could be fined up to $5,000 for a first offense, and $10,000 for second and subsequent violations.
If passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the ban would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2028.
Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, was commonly used in fruit-flavored drinks to prevent the citrus flavor from 'floating to the top,' according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA banned the use of BVO in foods on July 3, 2024. Many products have been reformulated to replace BVO, and it's rarely found in U.S. beverages today, according to the agency.
The FDA also recently banned the use of red dye 3.
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