Dye Free Procurement Act

This bill aims to significantly alter federal food procurement practices by prohibiting executive agencies from entering into or renewing contracts for food that contains certain designated covered color additives . The legislation mandates that executive agencies prioritize the procurement of food products that do not contain any color additives at all, whenever such options are available and practicable. The specific color additives prohibited from federal procurement include Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Green No. 3, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Citrus Red No. 2, and Orange B . These new procurement rules will become effective six months after the bill's enactment and will apply to all contracts entered into on or after that date.