FDA bans three food preservatives in two years.
H.R. 10913 — Eliminating Dangerous Preservatives Act · Filed by Nancy Mace (R-SC) · Introduced Oct 26, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill makes food with BHA, BHT, and TBHQ illegal to sell. Food companies have two years after the law passes to reformulate. The FDA must write rules within two years. The FDA must report to Congress within three years.
Who it affects
Consumers will no longer eat these three preservatives. Food companies must reformulate their products during the two-year period. Companies pay for reformulation, not consumers.
One thing to notice
Food companies may pass reformulation costs to consumers as price increases. Food made with these preservatives can still be sold until the deadline.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 26, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 26, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- BHA — butylated hydroxyanisole, a synthetic preservative used to keep food fresh.
- BHT — butylated hydroxytoluene, a synthetic preservative used to keep food fresh.
- TBHQ — tert-butylhydroquinone, a synthetic preservative made from petroleum.
- reformulate — change the ingredients or recipe of a product.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,671 characters) on Oct 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,595 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-28.
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