The California Assembly, where the current multi-state movement to ban certain food additives began two years ago, has acted again; this time, its focus is on California’s $1.6 billion school lunch program.
In its latest action, the California Assembly has sent the state Senate a bill that prohibits, commencing July
Continue Reading California Assembly approves bill to shield school children from ‘harmful’ food dyes
The California Food Safety Act, which passed the State Assembly on May 15 with a 54-to-12 vote, was also approved Monday by the State Senate with a 33 to 3 vote. The California Assembly today, or anytime after, can vote to concur with the Senate version, which differs from the
Continue Reading California Senate passes Assembly bill to ban certain food ingredients for safety concerns
The California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Tuesday approved a first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, and other processed food. That approval followed the Assembly’s Health Committee’s “do pass” recommendation earlier this month.
The bill, AB 418, sponsored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, would end
Continue Reading California Assembly toxics panel advances landmark ban on chemicals in processed food
The California Assembly Health Committee Tuesday was scheduled to consider Assembly Bill 418, introduced in February by Assembly member Jesse Gabriel, D-San Fernando Valley, which seeks to ban five harmful food additives which are already prohibited from use in the European Union.
The bill was one of about
Continue Reading Food chemicals ban moves forward in California Assembly
On Monday, the California Assembly passed Senate Bill 835 to ban the use of antibiotics for growth promotion and require a veterinarian prescription for a livestock antibiotic. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other public interest groups such as the Consumers Union, Environmental Working Group and Sierra Club California
Continue Reading California Antibiotics Bill Closer to Becoming Law
