"The law seeks to define ultraprocessed foods, the often super-tasty products typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats. The legislation requires the state's Department of Public Health to adopt rules by mid-2028 defining "ultraprocessed foods of concern" and "restricted school foods." Schools have to start phasing out those foods by July 2029, and districts will be barred from selling them for breakfast or lunch by July 2035."
"The Democratic governor signed a law in 2023 banning certain synthetic food dyes from school meals. Legislatures across the country have introduced more than 100 bills in recent months seeking to ban or require labeling of chemicals that make up many ultraprocessed foods, including artificial dyes and controversial additives. Americans get more than half their calories from ultraprocessed foods, which have been linked to a host of health problems, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease."
California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a newly enacted law. The Department of Public Health must define "ultraprocessed foods of concern" and "restricted school foods" by mid-2028. Schools must begin phasing out those items by July 2029; vendors will be banned from providing the designated foods to schools by 2032; districts cannot sell them for breakfast or lunch after July 2035. An earlier executive order requested recommendations on limiting harms from ultraprocessed foods, and a 2023 law banned certain synthetic food dyes from school meals. Ultraprocessed foods supply more than half of Americans' calories and have been associated with obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, though studies have not proven direct causation.
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