Food & Beverage REgulation Tracker
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Banned and restricted food additives in date order — so you can see which deadlines are already binding and which are still ahead.
05
Final – Not Yet in Force
Adopted/enacted, with a future compliance or effective date.
03
In Force
Currently binding and enforceable today.
02
Enjoined / Under Litigation
A court has paused enforcement (in whole or part) pending litigation.
01
Proposed
A rulemaking, bill, or draft measure has been introduced but not finalized.
01
Voluntary
An industry commitment or agency ‘encouragement’ with no binding rule behind it.
01
Compliance Passed
The compliance date has already passed; the rule is in force and settled.
May 01, 2028
Effective Date
Final – Not Yet in Force
Mexico
Removal from permitted-additives list
Eritrosina / Red No. 3
Acuerdo published in the DOF in May 2026 removing eritrosina, citing dietary exposure exceeding ADI and the US FDA’s Jan 2025 action; ~24-month transition.
Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) · Secretaría de Salud / COFEPRIS · Last verified August 10, 2026
January 01, 2028
Effective Date
Under Litigation
US – West Virginia
Ban
Seven dyes + BHA + Propylparaben — statewide sale ban
HB 2354 statewide provision preliminarily enjoined Dec 23, 2025 (S.D. W. Va.) — court found ‘poisonous and injurious’ standard unconstitutionally vague.
U.S. District Court, S.D. W. Va. docket · WV Legislature · Last verified August 10, 2026
December 31, 2027
Effective Date
Final – Not Yet in Force
US – California
Ban (school foods only)
Six synthetic dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3) — schools
AB 2316 (School Food Safety Act) bans six dyes from public school foods.
California Legislative Information · CA Legislature / CDE · Last verified August 10, 2026
January 15, 2027
Effective Date
Final – Not Yet in Force
US – Federal
Revocation (final rule)
FD&C Red No. 3 (erythrosine)
Authorization revoked Jan 15, 2025 (Delaney Clause). Reformulation deadline Jan 15, 2027.
Federal Register · FDA / HHS · Last verified August 10, 2026
January 01, 2027
Effective Date
Under Litigation
US – Texas
Warning label
~44 dyes/additives — warning label requirement
SB 25 (‘Make Texas Healthy Again’) requires a warning label on ~44 additives; applies to labels developed/copyrighted on/after Jan 1, 2027. Enforcement reportedly preliminarily enjoined as of early 2026.
Texas Legislature Online · TX Legislature / DSHS · Last verified August 10, 2026
January 01, 2027
Effective Date
Final – Not Yet in Force
US – California
Ban
Red Dye 3, Potassium Bromate, BVO, Propylparaben (California Food Safety Act)
AB 418 bans four additives statewide. Titanium dioxide was in the original bill but removed before passage.
California Legislative Information · CA Legislature / CDPH · Last verified August 10, 2026
December 31, 2026
Effective Date
Voluntary
US – federal
Phase-Out
Six petroleum dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3)
April 22, 2025 HHS/FDA announcement is an industry agreement, not a binding rule. No formal rulemaking initiated. Only binding deadlines are state laws.
HHS/FDA Announcement · HHS / FDA · Last verified August 10, 2026
September 8, 2026
Effective Date
Final – Not Yet in Force
US – Federal
Revocation (final rule)
Orange B
Revocation finalized on grounds industry had abandoned the color; takes effect Sept 8, 2026.
Federal Register · FDA · Last verified August 10, 2026
August 24, 2026
Effective Date
Proposed
US – federal
Revocation
Citrus Red No. 2
Proposed revocation on abandonment grounds; comment period via docket FDA-2026-N-6304.
Federal Register / Regulations.gov · FDA · Last verified August 10, 2026
February 4, 2026
Effective Date
In Force
Canada
Ban
Silicon Dioxide — permitted-use modification
Change made via administrative Notice of Modification (incorporation-by-reference model), not a formal regulatory amendment.
Health Canada – Notices of Modification · Health Canada · Last verified August 10, 2026
August 2, 2025
Effective Date
Compliance Passed
US – Federal
Revocation (final rule)
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
Final rule July 3, 2024; effective Aug 2, 2024; compliance date Aug 2, 2025 (passed). First additive FDA formally revoked in decades.
Federal Register · FDA · Last verified August 10, 2026
August 1, 2025
Effective Date
In Force
US – West Virginia
Ban (school meals)
Same six/seven dyes — school meals only
HB 2354 school-nutrition provision took effect Aug 1, 2025 and is unaffected by the statewide-ban injunction.
West Virginia Legislature · WV Legislature / Dept. of Education · Last verified August 10, 2026
August 7, 2022
Effective Date
In Force
European Union
Ban
Titanium Dioxide (E171)
Banned by Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/63; in force Feb 7, 2022, phase-out ended Aug 7, 2022. Not banned in Great Britain (post-Brexit divergence).
EUR-Lex (Official Journal) · European Commission (per EFSA opinion) · Last verified August 10, 2026
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