BREAKING NEWS – San Fernando, California – The food and beverage industry is fighting to kill a bill making its way through the California Legislature that critics argue could negatively impact the taste and cost of some of America’s favorite snacks.
California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, a Democrat, earlier this year introduced AB 418, legislation that would ban the sale, manufacture, and distribution of products containing five specific and widely used food additives across the Golden State: red dye 3, potassium bromate, propylparaben, titanium dioxide, and brominated vegetable oil. These ingredients, all approved for consumption by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are used in several popular food items, especially candy.
Last year Gabriel attempted and failed to get the U.S. Congress to pass a law that would mandate all candy made by Mars and Hershey’s, be comprised of at least 50% broccoli.