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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi HB 783 mandates conspicuous labeling for foods containing mRNA vaccines and allows 'mRNA free' meat designations
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Dan Eubanks
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-35-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ANY FOOD THAT CONTAINS A MESSENGER RIBONUCLEIC ACID (MRNA) VACCINE OR VACCINE MATERIAL UNLESS THE FOOD LABELING CONTAINS A CONSPICUOUS NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF THE MRNA VACCINE OR VACCINE MATERIAL IN THE FOOD; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING PROHIBITS A PERSON FROM LABELING MEAT OR A MEAT PRODUCT AS "MRNA FREE" IF THE ANIMALS FROM WHICH THE MEAT OR MEAT PRODUCT WAS DERIVED WERE NOT ADMINISTERED AN MRNA VACCINE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Food manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants would be legally required to alter product packaging to disclose mRNA vaccine components, while meat producers gain explicit authorization to market un-vaccinated livestock products with an 'mRNA free' label.
- State food labeling laws in Mississippi generally regulate meat inspection, product standards of identity, and consumer protection through the Department of Agriculture. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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food manufacturers and retailers
Food manufacturers and retailers must ensure that any items containing mRNA vaccine material carry conspicuous notification labels.
livestock producers and meat processors
Livestock producers and meat processors gain explicit statutory permission to label qualifying meat products as 'mRNA free'.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 3, 2026House02/03 (H) Died In Committee
- Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee01/16 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Public Health and Human Services
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Expanded Food Labeling Mandates
The bill attempts to introduce specific ingredient-origin and medical-technology disclosures onto standard food packaging.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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