Texas Law Requiring Warnings on M&Ms, Fanta Signed by Abbott (2)

Texas Governor Greg Abbottsigned into law a bill that will require warning labels on products such as M&Ms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Fanta, sparking protest from the packaged-food industry.

Abbott’s signature of Senate Bill 25 on Sunday represents a victory for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement, which is looking to remove ingredients such as synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply.

Food companies now have until 2027 to eliminate more than 40 ingredients, including artificial dyes and bleached flour, from their products sold in Texas. If they don’t, ...