Defining drugs as adulterated when they contain specified food dyes and additives

Senate Bill 466 amends West Virginia law to define drugs containing specific food dyes and additives as adulterated. It directly affects drug manufacturers and distributors by prohibiting the use of FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, and FD&C Yellow No. 6 in drugs. The bill adds these substances to the list of "poisonous or injurious" ingredients under the state's adulteration definition for both drugs (section 16-7-2(a)(6)) and food products (section 16-7-2(b)(7)). This change makes products containing these dyes violations of state law, requiring compliance by manufacturers. The amendment is effective January 1, 2028.