A bipartisan group of California lawmakers who want to make California the first state to remove ultra-processed foods from school meals introduced legislation March 19 to phase out the “particularly harmful” fare within seven years.
Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) introduced Assembly Bill 1264 on March 19, targeting foods with chemical additives provided to schoolchildren.
“Our public school should not be serving students ultra-processed food products filled with chemical additives that can harm their physical and mental health and interfere with their ability to learn,” Gabriel said in a press release Wednesday. “This new legislation will ensure that schools are serving our students the healthy, nutritious meals they need and deserve.”…