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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Prohibits Four Chemical Food Additives and Establishes Civil Penalties for Violations
Last action · February 19, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human ServicesSponsors: Monique Priestley and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2027, Vermont prohibits the manufacture, sale, delivery, or distribution of food products containing , , , or . The Attorney General is authorized to enforce this prohibition with civil penalties of up to $5,000 for a first violation and up to $10,000 for subsequent violations. The act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Food manufacturers and sellers operating in Vermont must reformulate their products to remove specific chemical additives before January 2027 or face civil enforcement actions and monetary penalties brought by the state.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Food manufacturers and distributors
Must alter product formulations or halt the sale and distribution of food items containing the four banned substances in Vermont.
Attorney General
Gains enforcement, investigative, and penalty-imposition authority regarding prohibited substances in food.
Key Facts
- Beginning January 1, 2027, manufacturing, selling, delivering, or distributing food containing brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye no. 3 is prohibited.
- The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief, costs, attorney's fees, and civil penalties for violations.
- Civil penalties are capped at not more than $5,000.00 for a first violation and not more than $10,000.00 for each subsequent violation.
- The Attorney General holds the same investigative and remedial authority under this section as granted under the Consumer Protection Act.
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- Food or food product is defined as any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, including ice, beverages, or ingredients intended for human consumption.
- The act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 19, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
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State-Level Food Additive Restrictions
The bill aligns Vermont with jurisdictions moving to independently ban specific chemical additives in commercial food supplies.
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Sources
legislature.vermont.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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