Florida Color Additives Bill
HB641 and SB764
MARCH 13 2025 – Debra Tendrich (D-Lake Clarke Shores), Senator Tom Wright (R-New Smyrna Beach), and Representative Karen Gonzalez Pittman (R-Tampa) are hosting press conference on HB 641 & SB 764 to address synthetic food dyes during National Nutrition Month.
Click here to sign a letter in support of HB641 and SB764 in Florida
House Bill 641 and Senate Bill 764
This legislation aims to enhance consumer awareness by requiring clear warning labels on food and beverage products containing synthetic dyes linked to health concerns, including behavioral issues in children and other potential risks. The legislation also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with these labeling requirements.
Speakers at the press conference for HB 641 and SB 764 are Vani Hari, also known as the “Food Babe,” a well-known food activist and author who has led national efforts to increase transparency in food labeling and advocate for the removal of harmful additives from the food supply. Hari will be a featured guest at the event. Also speaking is Todd Wagner, tech and media entrepreneur and co-founder of FoodFight USA, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to cleaning up America’s tainted food supply.
Read the bill text for HB641 here and SB764 here.
Supporting HB 641 & SB 764
- Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
- Center for Environmental Health
- Center for Food Safety
- CleanEarth4Kids.org
- Consumer Federation of America
- Consumer Reports
- Earth Ethics
- Eat Real
- End Chronic Disease
- Environmental Working Group
- Families Advocating for Chemical and Toxics Safety
- Florida Silver Haired Legislature
- FoodFight USA
- Green Science Policy Institute
- Moms for Liberty Florida
- National Consumers League
- Stand for Health Freedom
- Wellness in the Schools
