Not legal advice. This summary is provided for engineering and operations teams configuring Closient. The statutory text is the controlling authority. Verify the ingredient list, effective dates, and exemption scope against the enrolled bill and consult Louisiana counsel before relying on this page for compliance.
What the statute requires
LA R.S. 40:661 (as enacted by Act 463 of 2025) requires that any food product manufactured on or after January 1, 2028, sold for human consumption in Louisiana, and containing one or more of the listed ingredients, bear:- A QR code on the package (LA R.S. 40:661(B)(1)) that, when scanned, links to
- A web page under the control of the manufacturer (LA R.S. 40:661(B)(2)) that surfaces
- The presence of the listed ingredient and accompanying safety information (LA R.S. 40:661(B)(3))
The 44-ingredient list
The Louisiana statute lists 44 ingredients that trigger the disclosure obligation if any of them are present in a covered food product. The list mixes preservatives, color additives, dough conditioners, and synthetic compounds.The list below is a working summary for engineering reference. The enrolled bill text is the controlling source — verify every entry before treating any list as canonical, and re-verify after each legislative session in case of amendments.
The statute does not provide CAS numbers; matching against the catalog is by chemical/ingredient name. Where multiple chemical forms of the same family exist (sulfites, parabens, aluminum salts), the statute lists each form separately or uses an umbrella term — see the bill text for the canonical naming.
Texas SB 25 covers a substantially overlapping 44-ingredient list but adds DATEM, ficin, and titanium dioxide that LA SB 14 omits, and omits a small number of ingredients (azodicarbonamide variants among them) that LA SB 14 includes. Treat the per-state list as authoritative for the corresponding jurisdiction. See Texas SB 25 for the TX-specific list.
Effective dates
Products manufactured before January 1, 2028 are not subject to the QR-code labeling requirement under the grandfathering provision; verify against the enrolled text for the precise grandfathering scope.
Exemptions
LA SB 14 does not apply to:- Drugs regulated under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Dietary supplements regulated as such under federal law
- Alcoholic beverages regulated by the TTB / Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control
- Retail-prepared food (food prepared and offered for immediate consumption at retail — restaurant meals, grocery hot bars, etc.)
- Medical foods as defined under federal law
Enforcement
Violations of LA SB 14 are enforced under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (LA R.S. 51:1401 et seq.). The Attorney General has primary enforcement authority. Penalties follow the standard Unfair Trade Practices framework; consult Louisiana counsel for the current penalty structure. There is no FDA pre-emption argument for this disclosure obligation — it is a state-law labeling requirement layered on top of federal labeling, similar in structure to Cal Prop 65.Configuring Closient for LA SB 14
Two resolver rules per covered product: one for the ingredient disclosure surface, one for the safety information surface....?context=la-sb14) to scope the disclosure to the regulated jurisdiction. Closient supports per-locale routing via resolver rules; discuss with counsel before electing a scoped URL strategy.
Related
- US State Ingredient Disclosure overview
- Texas SB 25 — the sibling Texas law (overlapping list, earlier effective date)
- Manufacturer Control — why a neutral resolver satisfies the “control of the manufacturer” requirement
- LA SB 14 enrolled text (Louisiana Legislature)
- LA SB 14 bill page (Louisiana Legislature)
Not legal advice. Verify all statutory references and ingredient list entries against the enrolled bill. Consult Louisiana counsel before relying on this page for compliance.