SB155

Create food safety panel

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Montana SB155 creates a Panel on Food Safety to advise the Department of Agriculture on limiting foods with harmful additives.

Montana SB155 establishes a Panel on Food Safety, consisting of three members with scientific expertise in various fields related to food safety. The panel advises the Department of Agriculture on limiting the availability of foods containing food additives or colors identified as having negative toxic effects. The panel meets quarterly and operates under the administrative oversight of the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is tasked with enforcing rules to limit the availability of harmful foods, in coordination with the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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Roll Call Votes

3 Yea

RRR

8 Nay

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Calendar

Jan 31, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety Hearing

History

May 23, 2025

Senate

(S) Died in Process

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

Feb 5, 2025

Senate

(S) Tabled in Committee (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety