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This bill, titled the "Missouri Healthy Schools Act," aims to improve student nutrition by prohibiting public schools in Missouri from serving, selling, or allowing third parties to sell "ultraprocessed food" during the school day, starting with the 2027-2028 school year. Ultraprocessed food is defined as food or beverages containing specific artificial ingredients such as potassium bromate, propylparaben, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, and certain artificial dyes (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3, and Red 40). This prohibition applies to schools participating in federally funded or assisted meal programs, but it does not prevent parents or guardians from providing such food to their children. To ensure compliance, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be responsible for providing a standardized certification form for schools and publishing a list of schools that have certified their adherence to these new regulations.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2887&year=2026&code=R