The California state Legislature has voted to pass a bill that, if the governor signs it, would make the Golden State the first in the nation to ban six chemicals, some of them artificial dye additives, in foods (food coloring) from all of the state’s public schools.
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.
On Thursday, the Golden State became the first in the country to pass a bill that, if signed into law, would forbid the use of the ingredients found in some popular cereals, ice creams, drinks, candy, ice pops, cheese-flavored chips, jellies and more, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization that cosponsored the law with Consumer Reports.
Known as the California School Food Safety Act and introduced by…
