HB384 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Danny CrawfordRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Food enrichment; certain ingredients required for corn masa and products

Summary

HB384 requires corn masa and corn masa products sold in Alabama to be enriched with folic acid and updates related definitions and language.

What This Bill Does

The bill defines corn masa and corn masa products and makes nonsubstantive revisions to update the code language. It adds a requirement that corn masa contain at least 0.7 mg of folic acid per pound, and corn masa products at least 0.4 mg per pound, before they can be sold for human consumption. It creates exemptions for cottage food operations and grocery stores offering conforming products, and it states the enrichment requirements take effect on June 1, 2026.

Who It Affects

• Manufacturers and sellers of corn masa and corn masa products would need to ensure their products contain the required amount of folic acid before selling for human consumption.
• Cottage food operations and grocery stores that offer conforming corn masa products would be exempt from the enrichment requirement.

Key Provisions

• Defines 'corn masa' and 'corn masa product' in Section 20-1-71 and updates related terms in the article.
• Adds new Section 20-1-79 requiring corn masa to contain at least 0.7 mg of folic acid per pound and corn masa products to contain at least 0.4 mg per pound before sale for human consumption.
• Provides exemptions for cottage food operations and grocery stores offering conforming products.
• Includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.
• Effective date is June 1, 2026.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Health