Establishes "Fortifying Corn Masa Act."

Summary

The bill would make every corn masa flour sold in the state contain 0.7 mg of folic acid per pound and allow wet corn masa products to contain 0.4 mg per pound, with required nutrition‑label disclosure. It targets manufacturers and distributors of these foods to help lower neural‑tube defects that are more common in Latino communities. The law includes a process for the state health commissioner to grant exemptions for technical or hardship reasons.

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