Food Chemical Bans · Utah
Utah School Food Additive Restriction
HB 402 - enacted in Utah.
- Status
- Enacted
- Enacted
- 2025
- States with food chemical bans laws
- 8
- Utah tracker score
- 55/100 Top quartile
The bottom line
Utah School Food Additive Restriction is an enacted law in Utah, part of a still-emerging food chemical bans landscape.
- Enacted
- effective 2025-05-07
- 8
- states have food chemical bans laws
- 8/11
- food chemical bans laws enacted nationally
- 55/100
- Utah tracker score
Data compiled 2026-03-18 from the official Utah legislative record linked below; laws can be amended or repealed after this date.
Category status mix · regulations
How 11 tracked food chemical bans records split by status
Exclusive enacted vs pending counts in this category (sum to the category total). Orthogonal to the peer scatter below, which plots state-level enacted volume against portal tracker score.
Regulatory Snapshot: Utah School Food Additive Restriction
Utah School Food Additive Restriction (HB 402) is an enacted law in Utah under the Food Chemical Bans category. It was enacted on 2025-03-15 and becomes effective on 2025-05-07. Utah currently has 4 regulations tracked here, with 4 records marked enacted in this dataset. PlainRegWatch's tracker score is 55/100; it summarizes coverage within the five categories this site tracks and is not an official state rating. PlainRegWatch compiled this entry's data on 2026-03-18; consult the linked official source for the current, authoritative text.
Nationally, 8 food chemical bans statutes have been enacted and 3 additional bills remain pending - 8 distinct jurisdictions have codified rules in this area so far. That places Utah within a still-emerging food chemical bans landscape where compliance programs typically hinge on definitions in HB 402 itself.
Applicability under Utah School Food Additive Restriction: Public schools in Utah. Penalty exposure is documented as: UT Board of Education compliance. Notable exemptions: Student-brought food..
Summary
Bans nine additives from school food.
Key Requirements
- No potassium bromate, propylparaben, Blue 1/2, Green 3, Red 3/40, Yellow 5/6 in school food.
Penalties
- UT Board of Education compliance.
Applicability
- Public schools in Utah.
Exemptions
- Student-brought food.
Official Source
https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0402.htmlCategory context
How Utah sits among food chemical bans peers
8 states have a tracked record in food chemical bans ; Utah ranks #7 by portal tracker score among those peers. Each point is one state with at least one food chemical bans regulation in this archive.
Read the peer-state figures
- California: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 100/100.
- Texas: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 69/100.
- Illinois: 0 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 62/100.
- New York: 0 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 62/100.
- Delaware: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 59/100.
- Virginia: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 59/100.
- Utah (this state): 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 55/100.
- Tennessee: 0 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 31/100.
- Arizona: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 28/100.
- Louisiana: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 28/100.
- West Virginia: 1 enacted of 1 tracked food chemical bans record, tracker score 28/100.
Dashed lines mark the peer averages in this category. The tracker score summarizes enacted records across all five policy areas PlainRegWatch tracks; it is not enforcement strength or legal burden. Read how tracker scores are computed.
Tracker-score ranking on food chemical bans
Top peer states by portal tracker score among jurisdictions with a food chemical bans record in this archive.
| # | State | Tracker score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 100 |
| 2 | Texas | 69 |
| 3 | Illinois | 62 |
| 4 | New York | 62 |
| 5 | Delaware | 59 |
| 6 | Virginia | 59 |
| 7 | Utah (this state) | 55 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 31 |
| 9 | Arizona | 28 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 28 |
Read with Utah School Food Additive Restricti…
Nearest food chemical bans volume peers and same-state archive siblings for this ENACTED · SLIM row.
ENACTED SLIM
Delaware · 1 enacted
Delaware holds 1 enacted food chemical bans rows (more by 0 than Utah); tracker 59/100.
Virginia · 1 enacted
Virginia holds 1 enacted food chemical bans rows (more by 0 than Utah); tracker 59/100.
Texas · 1 enacted
Texas holds 1 enacted food chemical bans rows (more by 0 than Utah); tracker 69/100.
Arizona · 1 enacted
Arizona holds 1 enacted food chemical bans rows (more by 0 than Utah); tracker 28/100.
Utah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act · ENACTED
Another Utah archive row (AI Regulation) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Utah School Food Additive R….
Utah Consumer Privacy Act · ENACTED
Another Utah archive row (Data Privacy) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Utah School Food Additive R….
Disclaimer: This summary is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulation details may have changed since this data was compiled (2026-03-18). Always consult official sources and qualified legal counsel for compliance guidance.
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