(NEXSTAR) – A new law in Texas could have a significant influence over how foods are presented — or even manufactured — in the rest of the country.

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott signed into law hundreds of bills last week, including one concerning a requirement for food manufacturers to disclose the use of any of 44 food additives through a “prominent and reasonably visible” label on the packaging. These additives include artificial dyes, certain enzymes, molecularly altered oils, and additives banned in other countries, among other ingredients.

"WARNING: This product contains an ingredient that is not recommended for human consumption by the appropriate authority in Australia, Canada, the European Union, or the United Kingdom,” the label would read, according to the language of SB 25.

The bill had previously passed through the Texas legislature as part of a “Make Texas Healthy Again” initiative. But it may very well have implications far outside of Texas, if food manufacturers end up deciding to label or revamp their products for the market as a whole, according to Jennifer L. Falbe, an associate professor........

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