- The California legislature passed AB 1830, which is a bill that, if signed into law by Governor Newsom, would require that corn masa flour contain 0.7 mg of folic
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California School Food Dye Ban Approved by Legislature
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- On August 29, 2024 (Law360 subscription required), the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2316, the California School Food Safety Act, sending it to the governor. If signed, the bill
Kroger Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Calorie Claims on Bread Products
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- The District Attorney’s Offices of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties have filed a civil lawsuit against The Kroger Co. in Santa Barbara Superior Court alleging that Kroger had violated California’s
California Assembly Approves Color Additive Ban in Schools
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- On May 21, 2024, the California Assembly passed AB 2316, ordering it to the Senate. If enacted, the bill would prohibit public schools from offering, selling, or otherwise providing
Pennsylvania Proposes to Ban Certain Food Additives
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Illinois to Ban Certain Food Additives, Following California, New York, and New Jersey
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- Originally introduced in November 2023, the Illinois Food Safety Act (SB 2637) proposes to prohibit the manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale a food product
Missouri Bill Proposed to Preempt California’s Proposition 12
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- As a direct response to California’s Proposition 12, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act with the goal of protecting farmers from state
Proposed Amendments to Prop 65’s Warning Requirements
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- On October 27, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed amendments to the warning requirements under Proposition 65 (otherwise known as Prop 65 or the Safe Drinking
Candy Companies and FDA Respond to California Red No. 3 Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- Since Governor Newsom signed AB 418 into law, the National Confectioners Association (NCA), a major candy makers trade group, has urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to curtail
CA Governor Newsom Signs Food Additive Ban into Law
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- This past weekend California governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 418 into law. This bill will prohibit the use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and Red No.