,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,luna 7for herself and ,mr4 ,nehls7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act to deem adulterated food containing
 certain color additives1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,do or ,dye ,act4   
#b4 ,food containing certain color      
additives deemed adulterated  7a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding the listing and
 certification 7or exemption in effect  
with respect to such certification7 of  
any qualified color additive or covered 
color additive pursuant to section #gba 
of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and       
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cgi;e7-- 
7#a7 beginning on ,december #ca1 #bjbe--
 7,a7 a qualified color additive shall  
be deemed unsafe for use in or on food  
within the meaning of subsection 7a7 of 

such section2 and  7,b7 a food that is1 
or it bears or contains1 such a color   
additive is adulterated within the      
meaning of section #djb7;c7 of such ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb7;c772 and  7#b7    
beginning on ,december #ca1 #bjbf--     
7,a7 a covered color additive shall be  
deemed unsafe for use in or on food     
within the meaning of subsection 7a7 of 
such section2 and  7,b7 a food that is1 
or it bears or contains1 such a color   
additive is adulterated within the      
meaning of section #djb7;c7 of such ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb7;c774  7b7         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   
term covered color additive means the   
following color additives 7as such term 
is defined in section #bja of the       
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba773  7,a7 ,red  
,no4 #dj4  7,b7 ,yellow ,no4 #e4  7,c7  
,yellow ,no4 #f4  7,d7 ,green ,no4 #c4  
7,e7 ,blue ,no4 #a4  7,f7 ,blue ,no4 #b4
  7,g7 ,any additive that is            
substantially similar to the additives  

specified in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,f74  7#b7 ,the term qualified color   
additive means the following color      
additives3  7,a7 ,citrus ,red ,no4 #b4  
7,b7 ,orange ,b4  7,c7 ,any additive    
that is substantially similar to the    
additives specified in subparagraphs    
7,a7 and 7,b74