Last week, California Gov Gavin Newsom signed the so-called ‘Skittles ban,’ which bans four food additives that have been linked to kidney, thyroid and gastrointestinal cancer and mood disorders.
California’s new law is a big step forward in protecting Americans from dangerous chemicals in foods and health officials and experts are calling on other states, and the federal government, to follow its lead.
The four newly-banned additives in the Golden State are: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No.3.
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