California School Food Safety Act will ban 6 food, beverage dyes in schools
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the California School Food Safety Act into law, banning the use of six artificial dyes commonly found in processed foods and beverages from public schools in the state.
One of the chemicals, known as red dye No. 40, is found in candy, cereals, ice creams, chips and jellies, according to a news report from CNN. The law will also prohibit schools from serving foods and beverages containing yellow dyes Nos. 5 and 6, blue dyes Nos. 1 and 2 and green dye No. 3.
The bill comes after studies potentially linking the dyes to behavioral difficulties and attention deficits and calls for manufacturers to make modifications to their recipes so that their products are safer to consume for young Americans. The decision could affect up to 6.3 million students across 10,000 public schools across California.
The law will go into effect on Dec. 31, 2027.
Read more: CNN
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