Around the nation: California to ban some ultra-processed foods from school meals – RamaOnHealthcare

Around the nation: California to ban some ultra-processed foods from school meals – RamaOnHealthcare

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last week signed new legislation to phase out the "most concerning" ultra-processed foods (UPFs) from school meals over the next 10 years, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California and Washington. California: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last week signed new legislation to phase out the "most concerning" [...]

California defines ultra-processed foods and bans them from school meals-by 2035 (!) - Food Politics by Marion Nestle

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has just signed the bill, “Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.” This bill prohibits ultra-processed foods in federally funded school meals (K-12, breakfast and lunch), as well as competitive foods sold as snacks. This means that From the midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official schoolday, at each school, the only competitive foods that …

California becomes first state to ban ultraprocessed foods in schools

The law is the first in the U.S. to set a legal definition of the term, which has become a growing target of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.