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Bill to Duplicate Federal Food Testing will Cost Average Household $310 more per year SACRAMENTO – Legislation that would create a burdensome state-level regulatory scheme of food and other products would increase spending on groceries by an average of $310 a year per family, according to a study released today[1] . Across the state, that would add up to $2.4 billion in additional grocery costs paid for by California families. According to the report, the proposed legislation

New York's S-1239 has cleared the legislature — and a coalition of industry, consumer, and food safety voices is now urging Governor Hochul to veto it before it becomes law. The bill creates a duplicative state-level reporting mandate for ingredients already deemed safe under federal GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) standards. The cost: $21 million to the state in its first three years, an estimated $1.8 billion in added supply chain costs, and grocery prices that could ri

A new independent analysis finds that New York's Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (S.B. 1239-F) — which has now passed the state Senate twice — would impose $1.8 billion in compliance costs on food supply chain businesses and drive an additional $3.1 billion in increased consumer spending as prices rise and products disappear from shelves. The bottom line for New York families: a six percent increase in grocery costs, amounting to roughly $620 per household, per year

A new independent analysis puts a real number on what California's proposed food labeling bill would actually cost — and it's not small. Assembly Bill 2034 would create a California-specific oversight system for food ingredients already regulated by the FDA, requiring companies to submit safety reports for approximately 4,000 ingredient uses to a brand-new state-run database. According to the study, conducted by Policy Navigation Group, the price tag would exceed $34 million

New Yorkers are already navigating one of the highest costs of living in the country. Grocery bills are up. Rents are up. Utility costs keep climbing. The last thing families and businesses across the state need right now is a new government mandate that makes things more expensive and complicated — but that's exactly what the proposed GRAS bill would do. What Is the GRAS Bill? "GRAS" stands for Generally Recognized as Safe — a federal standard used to evaluate the safety of

Two states are on the verge of dramatically reshaping how food ingredients are regulated within their borders. California's Assembly Bill 2034 and New York's Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (S1239/A1556) both aim to bring significant new state-level oversight to food substances designated as "Generally Recognized as Safe" — commonly known as GRAS — under federal law. These bills represent some of the most ambitious food safety legislation proposed at the state level i