‘Skittles Bill’: California to Ban 5 Food Additives Linked to Cancer, Hormone Disruption

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I'm curious what are people's thoughts on this. Is this a good idea or is this a bad idea. It's a known fact that many of the additives and ingredients that are used in foods and in pesticides "may" cause cancer. The biggest red flaf for me is this bill is coming out of California.....whats the catch?? This might be the first time In a long time that I can say I agree with legislation coming out of California. I have not done a deep dive Into the bill AB418 | California 2023-2024 | Food product safety. | TrackBill itself but on the surface it seems like a great idea.
 
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From the article.

After years of U.S. debate over widely used food additives, California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban five ingredients found in popular candies and other processed foods.

Assembly Bill 418, which was passed by the California State Assembly in May, targets red dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate and propylparaben — additives linked to health problems including cancer and hormone disruption.

If successful, the bill would ban these ingredients, which are used in Skittles, Hot Tamales and Sour Patch Kids, by 2025. The California Senate Committee on Health was expected to vote Wednesday on whether to move the bill forward.

Critics say the additives have not been meaningfully reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in decades despite scientific updates on their health risks, and that an FDA loophole has allowed thousands of chemicals to enter the U.S. food system without proper safety reviews.

They hope the California bill will help kick off broader nationwide efforts to reevaluate harmful food additives and ban those that jeopardize Americans’ health.

New York lawmakers proposed a similar bill in March, and earlier this month, Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky reintroduced the Food Chemical Reassessment Act, which targets food additive reforms at the federal level.
 
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VolinWayne said:
From the article.

After years of U.S. debate over widely used food additives, California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban five ingredients found in popular candies and other processed foods.

Assembly Bill 418, which was passed by the California State Assembly in May, targets red dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate and propylparaben — additives linked to health problems including cancer and hormone disruption.

If successful, the bill would ban these ingredients, which are used in Skittles, Hot Tamales and Sour Patch Kids, by 2025. The California Senate Committee on Health was expected to vote Wednesday on whether to move the bill forward.

Critics say the additives have not been meaningfully reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in decades despite scientific updates on their health risks, and that an FDA loophole has allowed thousands of chemicals to enter the U.S. food system without proper safety reviews.

They hope the California bill will help kick off broader nationwide efforts to reevaluate harmful food additives and ban those that jeopardize Americans’ health.

New York lawmakers proposed a similar bill in March, and earlier this month, Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky reintroduced the Food Chemical Reassessment Act, which targets food additive reforms at the federal level.
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Yet they push for lab grown meat and experimental vac drugs
 
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VolinWayne said:
I'm curious what are people's thoughts on this. Is this a good idea or is this a bad idea. It's a known fact that many of the additives and ingredients that are used in foods and in pesticides "may" cause cancer. The biggest red flaf for me is this bill is coming out of California.....whats the catch?? This might be the first time In a long time that I can say I agree with legislation coming out of California. I have not done a deep dive Into the bill AB418 | California 2023-2024 | Food product safety. | TrackBill itself but on the surface it seems like a great idea.
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The fact that the bill doesn’t take effect for 2 years is the first clue that they really have no proof that the chemicals are harmful.
 
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I don't doubt that skittles (and essentially all the processed **** we eat) have harmful chemicals in them. That being said, you cannot protect everyone from themselves. If there is hard evidence that these chemicals have long term health effects, then by all means publish it. I don't even care if they put warnings on the bags like they do with cigarettes now. But where does it end? Like I said, I'm sure the vast majority of processed food we eat has harmful chemicals which is why I try and stay away from it as much as possible. We are an obese and unhealthy country but you can't force people to make good dietary decisions.
 
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VolinWayne said:
‘Skittles Bill’: California to Ban 5 Food Additives Linked to Cancer, Hormone Disruption

California’s Assembly Bill 418 targets red dye No. 3, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate and propylparaben. The additives, found in popular candies and processed foods, are linked to health problems including cancer and hormone disruption.
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A broken clock is right twice a day. On the surface (without being able to go deeper for now), it looks like a good move. Now we just need GMO corn, soy and this other stuff taken care of.
 
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I think it's a good thing. I know there are numerous ingredients banned across the pond that Americans mass consume regularly. Maybe it's just me, but if something is known to cause cancer, I don't want it. Unless it's alcohol or course.
 
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loggervol said:
Isn’t this the same reason they stopped making red m&m’s. Sorry, the cancer part.
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I believe so. My wife has been researching a lot of natural health remedies lately and one thing she did about 8 months ago was cut out all products that contain the red dye. She even convinced one of my sons to give up his nesquick strawberry syrup that he has always had to have before he goes to bed.
 
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