Proposed California law would prohibit schools from offering foods with dyes Blue 1 and 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5 and 6 and titanium dioxide, a white pigment. The FDA considers the additives saf…
A 6th grader purchases a drink from a vending machine at a school. Products containing artificial dyes could be banned from California public schools. Those vibrant dyes that color your Easter eggs, Gatorade, Fanta sodas, Doritos and candies such as Skittles might soon be deemed unsafe for kids at California public schools.
The National Confectioners Association, which represents the candy industry, said the FDA constantly assesses the safety of food ingredients and that the move is being pushed by activists with little scientific training. Cheetos Crunchy Flamin’ Hot and Doritos Flamin Hot Nacho flavors have Red 40 and Yellow 5 and 6. Green Gatorade has Yellow 5. Hostess Donettes powdered sugar donuts have titanium dioxide. Some of those items might be found in a school vending machine.
A United Nations and World Health Organization committee on food additives reevaluated titanium dioxide last year and found it to be safe, the FDA reported. And although the European Food Safety Agency could not rule out possible cancer links, health authorities in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand disagreed, and the FDA also didn’t find a basis for cancer concerns.
“The FDA continues to fail to keep us safe from harmful chemicals in our food,” said Melanie Benesh, Environmental Working Group’s vice president of government affairs. “In the absence of federal leadership, states like California continue to step up to keep us safe from toxic chemicals we and our families enjoy.”
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