Bill > HB316

This bill amends Alabama's food and drug definitions to include vaccines and vaccine materials within the legal definitions of "drug" and to establish new labeling requirements for foods containing such substances. Specifically, the bill expands the definition of "drug" to explicitly include food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material and introduces a new definition for "vaccine" as a substance intended to stimulate antibody production and provide immunity against a disease, which must be authorized or approved by the FDA. The bill also adds a new provision to the misbranding section of the law requiring that any food containing a vaccine or vaccine material must be labeled conspicuously with the words "Contains Vaccine or Vaccine Material" in a uniform font size and prominence, and must specify that the article is classified as a drug. These changes aim to ensure greater transparency for consumers about the presence of vaccines or vaccine materials in food products, with the amendments set to take effect on October 1, 2025. The modifications update existing language to be more gender-neutral (replacing "man" with "humans") and make various minor technical clarifications to the existing legal text.

Health and Social Services

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