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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 440 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 18, 2025
AN ACT TO LABEL FOODS WITH VACCINES AND PROHIBIT HARMFUL FOOD ADDITIVES.
Intro. by Winslow, Almond, Lambeth, Loftis.
Status: Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 27 2025)

Bill History:

H 440

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 440 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Mar 18 2025 - View Summary

    Part I.

    Amends GS 106-121 by amending the definition of drug as it applies to the North Carolina Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, so that it also means foods that contain a vaccine or vaccine material. Defines vaccine or vaccine material as a substance intended to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against disease that is: (1) prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute to act as an antigen without inducing the disease and (2) authorized or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in humans.

    Part II.

    Enacts new GS 106-129.1 prohibiting a person from manufacturing, selling, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains any of the nine listed substances, including potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red 40. Amends GS 106-124.1 to make a person violating new GS 106-129.1 liable for civil penalties of up to $5,000 for a first violation and up to $10,000 for each subsequent violation. Effective January 1, 2027.

    Health and Human Services, Health
    GS 106
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