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Toxicologists explain 5 food chemical California could ban

Posted 2023-06-06 11:45:40

California has passed a first-in-the-nation landmark bill that would ban some additives from ingredient lists for certain packaged foods.

On Monday, the California State Assembly voted 54-11 to pass A.B.418, which bans the use of five harmful chemical in candy, grains, and other processed foods.

Last month, the Board of Health approved AB 418, which bans the use of brominated vegetable oils, potassium bromate, propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, red dye No. 3, and titanium dioxide in food sold statewide.

The bill will next be heard and voted on by the California Senate. If enacted, California would be the first state to impose such a ban.

In addition to red No. 3, which is used in sugar-stained cherries, European regulators previously banned four other substances outright. In the United States, the move will set a precedent for future processed food safety.

"Today's strong vote is an important step forward in our efforts to protect California's children and families from dangerous and toxic chemical in the food supply," Democratic Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, the bill's sponsor, said in a statement.

Supporters of the bill have raised concerns about the short - and long-term adverse health effects the chemical may have.

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