HB 1208

Did not advance

Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food

Sponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (District 24)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person, beginning on October 1, 2028, from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in the State food that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or Red Dye No. 3; and providing certain penalties for violations of the Act.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Enslow, Meghan	Center for Science in the Public Interest	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tarsel, Emily	Health Choice Maryland.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilburg, Will	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
FAV	DOrazio, Peter	Year	Position only
FAV	Benhoff, Jean	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Alston, Delegate Alstonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Alston, Delegate Alstonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	McShane, Jolie	Individual	Position only
FAV	McShane, Jolie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Colegrove, Dan	International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM)	Written (PDF)
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Gardner, Jennifer	National Confectioners Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gardner, Jennifer	National Confectioners Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Colegrove, Dan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butler, Jenna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cusack, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Center for Science in the Public InterestFAV 1

Health Choice Maryland.orgFAV 1

International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM)UNF 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 2

National Confectioners AssociationUNF 2

University of Maryland Medical SystemFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

INFOKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…