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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Senate Bill 2395 mandates ingredient disclosures on food, restricts school meal additives, and requires medical nutrition training
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Angela Hill
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 2395 requires food manufacturers to explicitly disclose artificial colors, additives, and chemical ingredients on product labels and via a QR code linking to a manufacturer-controlled website starting July 1, 2026. The legislation also requires retail food service establishments to post a disclaimer regarding s, bans specific artificial dyes and additives from school meals in public and state-funded nonpublic schools, and requires certain medical professionals to complete continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health.
Food manufacturers, retail food establishments, schools, and medical professionals face new compliance rules, labeling mandates, and potential civil penalties for violations, while consumers gain access to detailed ingredient disclaimers.
- Food labeling requirements and restrictions on artificial ingredients in consumer products have been the subject of increasing state-level legislative proposals across the United States. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Food product manufacturers
Manufacturers must alter product labels to include specific ingredient disclosures and QR codes, or face graduated civil penalties for noncompliance.
Retail food service establishments
Establishments that prepare food using seed oils must add disclaimers to menus or prominent locations or face civil penalties.
Public and state-funded nonpublic schools
Schools must remove specified prohibited ingredients from breakfasts, lunches, and aftercare meals.
Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
Practitioners in designated specialties must complete continuing education hours on nutrition and metabolic health every four years.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information must manufacturers provide via the QR code on food packaging?
Are food products sold in multiunit packages required to have individual labeling on every internal item?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 3, 2026Senate02/03 (S) Died In Committee
- Jan 19, 2026SenateCommittee01/19 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
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Comprehensive Consumer Disclosure and School Nutrition Reform
The bill combines commercial food labeling mandates, retail restaurant disclosures, public school nutritional restrictions, and mandatory medical continuing education into a single omnibus public health initiative.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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