Bill Summary
SB 390 requires Kansas schools participating in federal meal programs (lunch, breakfast, etc.) to stop serving foods that contain a specific list of additives—brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, azodicarbonamide, titanium dioxide, BHA, and the synthetic dyes Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3—starting with the 2027‑28 school year. Schools must certify during inspections that reimbursable and free/reduced‑price meals are free of these additives; if they are out of compliance, they must file a corrective‑action plan and notify parents, with tighter compliance expectations beginning in 2028‑29.
SB 390 requires Kansas schools participating in federal meal programs (lunch, breakfast, etc.) to stop serving foods that contain a specific list of additives—brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, azodicarbonamide, titanium dioxide, BHA, and the synthetic dyes Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3—starting with the 2027‑28 school year. Schools must certify during inspections that reimbursable and free/reduced‑price meals are free of these additives; if they are out of compliance, they must file a corrective‑action plan and notify parents, with tighter compliance expectations beginning in 2028‑29.
Why It Matters to the MAHA Movement
The MAHA Movement strongly supports this part of SB 390 because it directly cleans up school meals by removing some of the highest‑concern dyes and additives from the daily food environment of Kansas students. By tying compliance to inspection, requiring corrective plans, and informing parents when schools fall short, the bill turns MAHA’s demand for dye‑free, less ultra‑processed school meals into an enforceable practice across Kansas cafeterias.