Illinois is the latest state to move towards banning several controversial food chemical additives, following a move by California in October. The Illinois Food Safety Act would ban brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, proylparaben, red dye no. 3 and titanium dioxide, an additive used and approved for to brighten and boost colors, which is used […]
None of the organic products sampled contained the chemicals, which present a dangerous health threat to babies, researchers say Nearly 40% of conventional baby food products analyzed in a new US study were found to contain toxic pesticides, while none of the organic products sampled in the survey contained the chemicals. The research, conducted by […]
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food. The FDA’s decision comes after California banned the ingredient in October by passing the California Food Safety Act, the first state law in the United States to ban brominated vegetable oil. […]
Topline Despite some viral social media posts claiming a new California law will ban Skittles candy in 2027, there’s nothing in the law—which will ban certain food additives deemed dangerous by some studies—that will keep the popular candy off shelves. Key Facts Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signed a bill into law Saturday banning four chemicals—red dye No. […]
Thirty-three years after the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in red lipstick and other cosmetics by linking it to cancer, California has become the first state to ban the chemical in food. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a law this month that outlawed the red dye and three […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a landmark law aimed at banning red dye No. 3 and other potentially harmful food additives in consumer goods. On Saturday, the Golden State became the first in the country to forbid the use of the ingredients found in many popular candies, drinks and more, according to the Environmental Working […]
California made history with a first-of-its-kind bill to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, salad dressings and other processed foods in the state, legislation that has officially been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. However, the bill spares one of America’s favorite candies. The California Food Safety Act, AB 418, signed by Newsom on Saturday, […]
California is banning four potentially harmful food additives in the first state law of its kind, which takes effect in 2027. The big picture: California officials say they’re banning red dye No. 3, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate and propylparaben from being manufactured, sold or distributed in the state because they can be harmful, but the FDA says the […]
The California Legislature has passed a first-of-its-kind bill to ban four food additives linked to potential health issues. If Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signs it, Assembly Bill 418 would prohibit the sale of foods and drinks in California that contain red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil and propylparaben starting in 2027. If it […]
Originally published here. Whether you’re a lifelong Diet Coke consumer or you’ve recently chewed sugar-free gum or eaten low-fat yogurt, chances are you’ve consumed aspartame. The ubiquitous artificial sweetener is under new scrutiny after the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, said it will now list aspartame as a […]