Banning certain products from food in West Virginia

Deletion of the provision to amend and reenact §16-7-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended.

Changed the bill sponsor from Delegate Worrell to Delegate McGeehan and updated the bill number from HFA to HFAT.

Updated the bill title to include language about exempting criminal penalties and clarifying the relationship between the amended sections.

Added a provision stating that amendments made during the 2025 regular session will be effective on January 1, 2027.

Added detailed definitions of what constitutes adulteration for drugs (5 subsections) and food (10 subsections), including specific prohibited substances like certain food dyes and preservatives.

Added new requirement prohibiting seven specific food dyes (Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3) in school nutrition programs starting August 1, 2025.

Removed the original penalty provision that allowed fines up to $500, jail time up to one year, and registration revocation for adulterated food/drug offenses.

Added effective date of August 1, 2025 for the school food additive ban, with a separate provision noting amendments effective January 1, 2027.

Added exception allowing schools to sell non-compliant food items during fundraising events if sold off-campus or after school ends.

New penalty section added with misdemeanor charges, fines up to $500, jail time up to one year, and mandatory destruction of adulterated products.

Added an exemption for individuals selling less than $5,000 worth of adulterated food per month when the adulteration involves specific additives.

Added requirement that registered or assistant pharmacists found guilty of adulteration must have their names stricken from the pharmacist register.

Changed the document header from 'Committee Substitute' to 'HB2354 HFA McGeehan 3-13' indicating the bill version and amendment history.

Removed Enrolled Committee Substitute header formatting and page numbers; added Senate/House navigation links and website footer content that appears to be from a legislative website interface rather than the bill text itself.

Changed section numbering format from numbered paragraphs to lettered subsections in §16-7-2; this appears to be formatting rather than substantive change.

Added website navigation links, contact forms, and footer content that are part of the legislative website interface, not the actual bill provisions.

The effective date for amendments to the adulteration section was changed from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2028.

The school fundraising event exception was clarified to allow sales off-campus or on-campus at least one-half hour after school ends.

Minor formatting and text cleanup throughout the document, including removal of navigation elements and cleanup of line breaks.

The bill title was updated to include the new section regarding school nutrition programs and additional provisions.

Added a new subsection (10) establishing that amendments made during the 2025 regular session shall be effective on January 1, 2027.

Changed the bill's purpose statement from banning dyes in all foods sold in the state to prohibiting certain products that are injurious to health, with more specific dye listings in the amended version.

Added an exemption allowing schools to sell non-compliant food items during fundraising events if sales occur off-campus or at least one-half hour after the end of the school day.

Added a new Chapter 18 (Education) with Article 5D creating §18-5D-3A, which prohibits specific food dyes in school nutrition programs effective August 1, 2025.

Updated the list of prohibited dyes in §16-7-2(b)(7) to include specific FD&C dye numbers (Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Green No. 3, Red No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, and Yellow No. 6) and added butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben to the list of prohibited substances.