H.R. 5027

Summary

H.R. 5027, the Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 22, 2025 by Rep. Grace Meng (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Aug 22, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5027 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5027 IH: Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5027  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 22, 2025   Ms. Meng  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem adulterated food containing certain color additives, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act  .
2.
Food containing certain color additives deemed adulterated
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding the listing and certification (or exemption in effect with respect to such certification) of any covered color additive pursuant to section 721 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379e ), effective beginning on January 1st, 2027—
(1)
a covered color additive is deemed unsafe for use in or on food within the meaning of subsection (a) of such section; and
(2)
a food that is, or it bears or contains, such a color additive is adulterated within the meaning of section 402(c) of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 342(c) ).
(b)
Covered color additive
In this section, the term  covered color additive  means the following color additives (as such term is defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 )):
(1)
Red No. 40. (CAS 25956-17-6).
(2)
Red No. 3 (CAS 16423-68-0).
(3)
Yellow No. 5. (CAS 1934-21-0).
(4)
Yellow No. 6. (CAS 2783-94-0).
(5)
Blue No. 1. (CAS 3844-45-9).
(6)
Blue No. 2. (CAS 860-22-0).
(7)
Green No. 3. (CAS 2353-45-9).
(8)
Orange B. (CAS 15139-76-1).
(9)
Citrus Red 2. (CAS 6358-53-8).
(10)
Titanium Dioxide.
(11)
Any additive that is substantially similar to the additives specified in paragraphs (1) through (10).

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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem adulterated food containing certain color additives, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Grace Meng (D) sponsors H.R. 5027, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Grace Meng

Rep. · D–NY-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 22, 2025

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 24, 2026

Chellie Pingree

Rep. · D–ME-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

Ed Case

Rep. · D–HI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5027 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Aug 22, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5027 has taken 2 actions since Aug 22, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5027 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5027 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act — Display Title
• Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem adulterated food containing certain color additives, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5027 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Health Issues, Manufacturing, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5027 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5027’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5027, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 140 (Friday, August 22, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MENG:H.R. 5027.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H3707]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com