Lawmakers in California want to ban chemicals in popular rainbow candies and processed foods — including Skittles, Nerds, Hot Tamales, cake icing and Strawberry Nesquik.
Despite headlines about a possible “ban” on Skittles in California, that isn’t about to happen — it’s unclear whether the bill has enough momentum to pass, and it would still have a long way to go before it could become legislation.
Even the lawmaker behind the bill says, “there’s a 0% chance this is actually going to result in a ban of Skittles.” Instead,food industry groups sent a letter last week against the proposed bill saying that “All five of these additives have been thoroughly reviewed by the federal and state systems and many international scientific bodies and continue to be deemed safe.”
The National Confectioners Association said in a statement Thursday that “Food safety is the number one priority for U.S. confectionery companies, and we do not use any ingredients in our products that do not comply with the FDA’s strictest safety standards.”What to know
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