- As readers of The Daily Intake know, Louisiana adopted a law last year, SB 14, that requires foods sold in the state that contain certain additives to bear on-pack QR codes leading consumers to a web site saying “NOTICE: This product contains [insert ingredient here]. For more information about this ingredient, including FDA approvals, click HERE.” The link would be to FDA’s web page regarding food chemical safety (New Louisiana Law Mandates Ingredient Disclosures & Bans Ingredients in Schools | The Daily Intake).
- On June 1, 2026, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed SB 57, a bill that amends the food additive disclosure requirements of SB 14. These amendments change the criteria for covered food additives and push the effective date back to December 31, 2028.
- SB 14 originally applied the disclosure requirement to “food or beverages intended for human consumption” that contain any additive on the list. However, SB 57 narrows this to situations where FDA requires the listed additive to be named on the food label (i.e., in the list of ingredients). Incidental additives, which are defined as ingredients that are present in the food at insignificant levels and which do not have any technical or function effect in the food, are exempt from ingredient labeling requirements.
- Additionally, SB 57 removes the intense sweetener, acesulfame potassium, from the list of additives that trigger the QR code disclosure requirement and from the list of additives that are prohibited in school foods.
- SB 14, as enrolled, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2028. SB 57 moves this effective date back to December 31, 2028.
- Keller & Heckman will continue to monitor state food law developments.