# 119-s-5166: Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 119-s-5166, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5166 - As of: 2026-08-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-5166 - Congress: 119 - Title: Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-07-29 - Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Health - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-12 ## Summary **This bill would require front-of-package icons** that flag foods high in added sugars, sodium, or saturated fat and push major updates to ingredient, allergen, and online labeling across the food supply. It would also mandate full ingredient disclosures, new nutrient counts like phosphorus and caffeine per serving, and create a public FDA database of product labels. ## Cosponsors (1) - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Online sellers must show full labels: benefit, high. If enacted, foods sold online would have to show key label information before purchase. Retail sites and apps would present the Nutrition Facts Panel in the same format, the ingredient list, front-panel info, and allergen or gluten-grain information at the point of selection. Nutrition info must be… - New front-of-package High-In icons: benefit, high. This bill would require a clear icon on the top half of the front panel when a food is high in added sugars, sodium, or saturated fat. The FDA would have to set Daily Reference Values (including infant and child values) and propose the front-of-package rule within 180 days, with final rules within… - Stronger front-panel ingredient and claims: benefit, high. If enacted, many foods would need new front-panel disclosures. Packages must show phosphorus in milligrams per serving. Foods with artificial dyes or added flavors must say so. Whole-grain claims would show percent whole versus refined grain, and fruit/vegetable claims must show amount per serving… - Expanded allergen and gluten disclosures: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FDA could add new major food allergens by rule. Packages would have to list 'gluten-containing grain' (wheat, rye, barley, and crossbred hybrids) right after the ingredient list, and nonpackaged foods must display gluten grain info on an adjacent sign. The FDA must update its compli… - New label definitions and readability study: benefit, medium. The bill would add legal definitions for terms like 'artificial', 'synthetic', 'gluten-containing grain', and 'online'. Those definitions would apply starting 3 years after enactment. The FDA would also study label legibility within 2 years and then propose new text-size and color-contrast rules wi… - Study and monitoring of sweeteners: benefit, medium. The bill would require the FDA to report to Congress within 2 years on whether makers have increased use of low- and no-calorie sweeteners and whether that rise could harm health. After the report, the FDA would monitor sweetener use over time and act if use reaches levels that it finds harmful. - FDA labeling database and submissions: cost, high. The bill would require manufacturers or importers of packaged foods to submit full label information electronically to the FDA and keep it current. The FDA would host a public, searchable database of those submissions. A knowing failure to submit could bring civil penalties up to $10,000 per day fo… - Review of food identity standards: mixed, medium. The bill would make the FDA review standards of identity within 2 years and report to Congressional committees. The FDA would then update rules to allow salt substitutes where appropriate and to require minimum live and active cultures per gram in yogurt categories. Those substantive changes would… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act - 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025 - 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act - 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026 - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 ## Sources - [119-s-5166 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5166) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283) - [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507) - [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238) - [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5166 (as of 2026-08-12).