15-242.01. Ultraprocessed foods; prohibition; certification; definition

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A. Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, any school that participates in a federally funded or assisted meal program shall not serve, sell or allow a third party to sell ultraprocessed food on the school campus during the normal school day. This subsection does not prevent a student's parent or guardian from providing ultraprocessed food to the student during the normal school day.

B. The department of education shall post on the department's website both of the following:

1. A standardized form that a public school may use to certify that the public school is complying with the requirements prescribed by this section.

2. A list of each public school that has certified to the department that the public school is complying with the requirements prescribed by this section.

C. For the purposes of this section, "ultraprocessed food" means a food or beverage that contains one or more of the following ingredients:

1. Potassium bromate.

2. Propylparaben.

3. Titanium dioxide.

4. Brominated vegetable oil.

5. Yellow dye 5.

6. Yellow dye 6.

7. Blue dye 1.

8. Blue dye 2.

9. Green dye 3.

10. Red dye 3.

11. Red dye 40.