AB-2034 (Addis): Food safety: unsafe additives and ingredient disclosures
AVFCA Commentary:
Legislation Details
Bill Name: Food safety: unsafe additives and ingredient disclosures
Bill Number: AB-2034
Bill Author(s): Assembly Member Dawn Addis
Legislative Session / Year: 2026
State: California
AVFCA Position: Support
Bill Synopsis: This bill establishes a comprehensive state-level framework for regulating food additives, color additives, and dietary ingredients in California by closing the federal "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) loophole that has allowed substances to enter the food supply without meaningful FDA review.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2034
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/07/2027
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BILL STATUS
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Introduced
BILL STATUS DETAIL
03/09/26 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.S & T.M.
02/18/26: From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
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