Synthetic food dyes.

Existing federal law, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, regulates, among other things, the quality and packaging of foods introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce. Existing state law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, regulates potentially hazardous foods and establishes parameters for studying and monitoring chemicals in processed foods. This bill would direct the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to review scientific literature, as specified, on the risks to children who consume synthetic food dyes, if any, and issue a report that answers specified questions no later than July 1, 2019.