{"id":628422,"date":"2023-04-12T18:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T23:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/food-chemicals-ban-moves-forward-in-california-assembly\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T23:49:59","slug":"food-chemicals-ban-moves-forward-in-california-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/food-chemicals-ban-moves-forward-in-california-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Food chemicals ban moves forward in California Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The California Assembly Health Committee Tuesday was scheduled to consider \u00a0Assembly Bill 418<\/a>, introduced in February by\u00a0Assembly member Jesse Gabriel<\/a>, D-San Fernando Valley,\u00a0which seeks to ban five harmful food additives which are already prohibited from use in the European Union.<\/p>\n

The bill was one of about 25 heard by the Committee but without a quorum present, meaning a \u201cdo pass\u201d recommendation is pending.<\/p>\n

If approved, the bill would ban Red Dye No. 3 and some other common additives found in hundreds of foods. And such a ban by California could impact other states.<\/p>\n

Powerful consumer and environmental organizations, Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group are helping guide the California bill. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration would likely have to prioritize food chemical issues if California enacts the ban.<\/p>\n

The chemicals included in the bill are:<\/p>\n