Gavin Newsom has signed the nation’s first law banning four “toxic” chemical food additives found in popular drinks, baked goods, candy and snacks. California became the first state in the nation to prohibit four food additives found in popular cereal, soda, candy and drinks after Gov. The California Food Safety Act will ban the manufacture, sale or distribution of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. A similar bill, which would ban the same four chemicals plus titanium dioxide, is making its way through committee in the New York Legislature. The chemicals banned by the new state law haven’t been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration for 30 to 50 years, if ever, consumer advocates said.

Source: Daily Nation October 08, 2023 02:37 UTC