(a) In this section:
- (1) "National school breakfast program" means the national school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773).
- (2) "National school lunch program" means the national school lunch program of free or reduced-price lunches under 42 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.
(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that provides free or reduced-price meals to eligible students under Section 33.901, the national school breakfast program, or the national school lunch program may not provide as part of a free or reduced-price meal any food that contains the following substances:
- (1) brominated vegetable oil (BVO);
- (2) potassium bromate;
- (3) propylparaben;
- (4) azodicarbonamide;
- (5) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA);
- (6) red 3 (CAS 16423-68-0);
- (7) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6);
- (8) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0);
- (9) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0);
- (10) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9);
- (11) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0);
- (12) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9);
- (13) citrus red 3 (CAS 6358-53-8);
- (14) orange B (CAS 15139-76-1);
- (15) INS No. 150c/ammonia caramel (Class III);
- (16) INS No. 150d/sulfite ammonia caramel (Class IV);
- (17) titanium dioxide; or
- (18) any additive that is substantially similar to an additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (17).
- (c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that receives a waiver under Section 7.056 is not in violation of this section.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 177 (S.B. 314), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2025.