Kansas HB2425: Determining food that contains specific color additives to be adulterated

What the bill says

An act concerning public health; relating to the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; determining food containing specific food or color additives to be adulterated; prohibiting the use of adulterated food as an ingredient in any meal provided by schools as part of certain food service programs; providing certain exceptions for foods adulterated by specific food or color additives, including sales of less than $5,000; determining drugs containing synthetic color additives to be adulterated…

From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:

AN ACT concerning public health; relating to the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; determining food containing specific food or color additives to be adulterated; prohibiting the use of adulterated food as an ingredient in any meal provided by schools as part of certain food service programs; providing certain exceptions for foods adulterated by specific food or color additives, including sales of less than $5,000; determining drugs containing synthetic color additives to be adulterated; providing that the processing, storage or distribution of any drug containing synthetic color additives is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not more than $500,000 per violation and is a drug severity level 5 felony; amending K.S.A. 65-657, 65-664, 65-668 and 65-682 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 65-657 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65657. The following acts and the causing thereof within the state of Kansas are hereby prohibited: (a) (1) The processing, storage or distribution of any food, drug, device or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded. (2) (A) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall include using any of the additives listed in K.S.A. 65-664(d), and amendments thereto, as an ingredient in any meal served through a food service program or school lunch program, as defined in …

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Sponsors

• Kevin Schwertfeger (R) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. January 12, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
3. January 12, 2026: Introduced
4. January 12, 2026: Prefiled for Introduction on Thursday, January 8, 2026

Common questions

What is HB2425?

HB2425 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Determining food that contains specific color additives to be adulterated.

What does HB2425 do?

In its own words: An act concerning public health; relating to the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; determining food containing specific food or color additives to be adulterated; prohibiting the use of adulterated food as an ingredient in any meal provided by schools as part of certain food service programs; providing certain exceptions for foods adulterated by specific food or color additives, including sales of less than $5,000; determining drugs containing synthetic color additives to be adulterated…

What is the status of HB2425?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2425?

Kevin Schwertfeger (R).

Where is the official record for HB2425?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2425/