California Governor Signs Bill Banning Skittles (and Other Popular Candy)

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Certain additives in Skittles and other candy are now banned in the Golden State.

Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 418, a bill effectively banning Skittles and other popular candy from sale within the State of California. The additives impacted with the signing of the bill include brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, proplyparaben, and red dye 3.

"There have been many misconceptions about this bill and its impacts. For example, attached to this message is a bag of the popular candy Skittles, which became the face of this proposal," Newsom's statement reads."This particular bag of candy comes from the European Union – a place that already bans a number of chemical additives and colorants.

 

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