The new legislation proposes that California stops manufacturing, selling, or distributing foods that contain certain chemicals — like Red Dye No. 3 and Potassium Bromate — as consumption can cause significant health problems in both children and adults.
“Californians shouldn’t have to worry that the food they buy in their neighborhood grocery store might be full of dangerous additives or toxic chemicals,” Gabriel said in a statement. “This bill will correct for a concerning lack of federal oversight and help protect our kids, public health and the safety of our food supply.”Many of the chemicals that would be banned have never been independently reviewed by the FDA or re-evaluated in decades, according to Gabriel.
“Instead, these chemicals have entered the nation’s food supply through a loophole in federal law — known as GRAS, or ‘generally recognized as safe’ — that was intended to apply to common household ingredients like vinegar,” a news release said. “As a result of this loophole, chemical companies have added new substances to the food supply with almost no meaningful federal oversight.”AB-318 has been double referred, meaning it will be heard in the Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee first. If passed, it will then head to the Assembly’s Health Committee. As of Tuesday, there was no hearing date set for the first committee.
Nexstar’s KTXL reached out to the office of Assemblymember Jim Wood, who chairs the Health Committee, but he declined to comment on the bill before a hearing. He said he would voice his recommendation once the bill came before the committee and testimony was completed. The bill would need to pass both houses of the state legislature and be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom before it becomes law. California would be the first state to have such a law if the bill does advance.
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