A California bill introduced Tuesday would ban public schools from serving foods containing certain artificial dyes and additives, including Doritos, Gatorade, and Welch’s fruit snacks.
Foods containing Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, and titanium dioxide would be banned under Assembly Bill 2316. The legislation was introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel.
“Basically, the companies that produce these products that are sold in schools would have a choice,” Gabriel told Fox 11 Los Angeles in an interview. “They can either make minor modifications to their recipes to remove these ingredients, all of which there are strong signs showing that they can cause cancer, ADHD, and neurobehavioral issues in kids.”
Common foods such as Lucky Charms, Betty Crocker’s red velvet cake mix and frosting, Flamin’ Hot
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