First-in-nation ban on 6 chemicals in school foods passes in California

The California Legislature has passed a bill banning red dye No. 40 and five other chemicals from use in public school foods.

The California Legislature has passed a bill with bipartisan support banning the use of red dye No. 40 and five other chemicals in foods served at public schools.

“The passage of this bill could cost schools and families money, limit choice and access, and create consumer confusion.” But Thurmond stressed the greater importance of “the cost of our failure to act … in a nation where our children already have some of the highest rates of illness, asthma, diabetes heart disease,” compared with other countries.

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