Consumer products with 10% or more sodium nitrite would be banned as hazardous. Food, medicine, and industrial uses are not affected. The ban takes effect 90 days after enactment.
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To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes. is a Senate bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
Latest action on H.R. 1442: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
Who this affects: The ban primarily affects online sellers, chemical suppliers, and retailers who currently sell high-concentration sodium nitrite directly to consumers. Young people and families benefit from reduced access to a dangerous chemical. Food processors, pharmaceutical companies, and industrial users are explicitly carved out and will not see any change.
Why this matters: Sodium nitrite at high concentrations is extremely toxic and has been involved in fatal poisonings, particularly among young people who can currently buy it online with no restrictions. This bill directly addresses that gap in consumer safety law without disrupting the food, medical, or industrial sectors that rely on the chemical.
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Officially: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
Consumer products with 10% or more sodium nitrite would be banned as hazardous. Food, medicine, and industrial uses are not affected. The ban takes effect 90 days after enactment.
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Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116. (7/16/2025)
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