Assembly Bill 2316 would ban six food dyes in school meals linked to developmental and neurobehavioral issues.
A proposed state bill, Assembly Bill 2316, prohibit foods containing six synthetic food dyes from being served as part of meals in California public schools. Pictured: cafeteria employees make orange chicken bowls at John Liechty Middle School in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, during a visit by politicians celebrating California’s landmark investment in school meals for all.
“It just makes no sense when … our teachers are working so hard to help our students achieve that we would be putting all this effort and energy and love into our young people and then feeding them some food at lunch or at recess that is actually going to undermine all of that good work,” Gabriel said.
Thurmond, who is sponsoring AB 2316, said during the press conference that he relied on the free lunch program as a student –State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is seen March 30, 2023. 2021 study by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
“We made the decision to go ahead and remove that chemical in part because we really want this to be a bipartisan bill, and we want it to pass with strong bipartisan support,” he said. “We think that is an important message.”
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