Massachusetts Bill: H 113

Bill Summary

This Massachusetts resolution creates a special commission to investigate the safety of foods and additives including high fructose corn syrup, seed oils, artificial dyes, MSG, artificial sweeteners, trans fats, sodium nitrite/nitrate, and BPA in food packaging. The 16-member commission brings together medical professionals, dietitians, food scientists, a pediatrician, an environmental scientist, a consumer advocate, farming and agriculture representatives, and state agency officials, with the Governor appointing the chair. It has authority to hold public hearings, conduct research, and issue subpoenas, and must report its findings and legislative recommendations to the Governor and legislature within two years of its first meeting. The bill appropriates $2 million over the biennium to fund the commission's work.

Why It Matters to MAHA

MAHA supports this bill because it creates a formal, science-based process for scrutinizing the additives most linked to chronic disease and childhood harm. Studying artificial dyes directly aligns with MAHA's push to remove additives already banned in Europe and tied to behavioral and developmental problems in kids, while the focus on high fructose corn syrup, seed oils, and artificial sweeteners targets the processed-food ingredients driving America's chronic disease crisis. By balancing medical experts with consumer advocates and regenerative farmers, the commission is built to advance health freedom and transparency. This investigation lays the evidentiary groundwork for real legislative action to restrict harmful additives and give American families food they can actually trust.