The lawmaker behind the bill says it is 'unacceptable' certain snacks are currently served to students.
Includes Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, and Fayette Counties for the risk of large hail, high winds, and isolated tornadoes, flooding.Scattered to numerous storms, some severe, will develop this afternoon & evening. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible.SACRAMENTO, Calif. —AB 2316 Tuesday, a measure that would prevent schools from serving foods with six synthetic food dyes.
The dyes listed include Red Dye 40, which is commonly found in snacks like Doritos and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Also mentioned was Yellow 5, an additive in Mountain Dew and M&Ms. “California has a responsibility to protect our students from chemicals that harm children and that can interfere with their ability to learn,” Assemblymember Gabriel. “As a lawmaker, a parent and someone who struggled with ADHA, I find it unacceptable that we allow foods with additives that are linked to cancer, hyperactivity, and neurobehavioral harms to be served to our children.
Frito Lays, which makes a number of products that could be affected by the bill, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The National Desk Friday.four food additives, including brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and Red Dye 3. Though the measure received attention for being a “Skittles ban,” none of those ingredients appear in the candy. An earlier version of the bill had mentioned titanium dioxide, which is used in Skittles.
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