{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-207.4-3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-207.4:3","heading":"(Effective July 1, 2027) Nutritional standards for school meals and other foods; certain color additives prohibited","body":"A. As used in this section:\"Color additive\" means any material not exempted pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 321(t)(1) that is a dye, pigment, or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final change of identity, from a vegetable, animal, mineral, or other source and that when added or applied to a food, drug, or cosmetic, or to the human body or any part thereof, is capable of imparting color thereto.\"Competitive food\" means the same as that term is defined in § 22.1-207.4.B. No public elementary or secondary school shall offer or make available to any student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food that contains any of the following color additives:1. FD\u0026C Blue No. 1 (CAS Reg. No. 3844-45-9);2. FD\u0026C Blue No. 2 (CAS Reg. No. 860-22-0);3. FD\u0026C Green No. 3 (CAS Reg. No. 2353-45-9);4. FD\u0026C Red No. 3 (CAS Reg. No. 16423-68-0);5. FD\u0026C Red No. 40 (CAS Reg. No. 25956-17-6);6. FD\u0026C Yellow No. 5 (CAS Reg. No. 1934-21-0); or7. FD\u0026C Yellow No. 6 (CAS Reg. No. 2783-94-0).C. The Board shall amend its nutritional guidelines for competitive foods promulgated pursuant to § 22.1-207.4 in accordance with the provisions of this section.2025, c. 212, 222.","path":["Title 22.1. Education","Chapter 13. Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks","Article 1. Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-207.4:3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"f90517e48b86732085d46a305052afd39e658cd17d4ab9123ee1d67291980f41","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-207.4-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-207.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}