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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama mandates folic acid enrichment in corn masa flour and exempts snack foods, effective October 2027
Last action · April 15, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Danny Crawford
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What This Bill Does
Beginning October 1, 2027, Alabama requires corn masa flour to contain 0.7 milligrams of folic acid per pound and corn masa end products to contain 0.4 milligrams per pound. The law applies to manufacturers and sellers while explicitly exempting cottage food operations, grocery stores offering conforming products, and snack foods such as chips and crisps.
Food manufacturers and sellers in Alabama must adjust their production and inventory to meet specific micronutrient standards for corn masa and flour, while certain snack makers and cottage food operators are excluded from the mandate.
- Food enrichment standards in Alabama are governed under Title 20 of the Code of Alabama, which sets statutory definitions and nutritional requirements for staple items like bread, flour, and cornmeal. context
- Folic acid fortification is a public health measure widely implemented to help prevent neural tube defects in newborns. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Food manufacturers and sellers
Manufacturers and sellers must ensure that corn masa flour and corn masa products meet the specified folic acid per-pound thresholds unless an exemption applies.
Cottage food production operations
Cottage food production operations are exempt from the folic acid enrichment requirements for their corn masa flour and products.
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Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
25 actions- Apr 15, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 9, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Apr 9, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Apr 9, 2026HouseCrawford motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1346
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- Apr 8, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1291
- Apr 8, 2026SenateBell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1290
- Apr 8, 2026SenateFiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 19, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
- Feb 5, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Feb 5, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 315
- Feb 5, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 314
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCrawford 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 5, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 313
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHealth Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Feb 5, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health
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Expansion of Grain Enrichment Mandates
The legislation builds upon previous session enactments by adding corn masa flour directly to the items requiring mandatory folic acid fortification while clarifying product exclusions.
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