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New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods
California will phase out ultra-processed foods in public schools by 2035, with vendors banned from selling these items by 2032, aiming to reduce health risks linked to such foods.
- California has enacted a law to phase out ultraprocessed foods from school meals, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, with a 10-year deadline for implementation.
- California is the first state to ban ultraprocessed foods in school meals, as signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.
- The law requires schools to phase out these foods by 2029 and fully comply by 2035, defining those at risk based on health evidence.
- Legislation aims to address health issues linked to ultraprocessed foods, gaining bipartisan support despite opposition from some groups.
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California first in nation to legally define, phase out ultraprocessed foods in public schools
The Golden State has made it a golden rule: no ultraprocessed foods in schools. California became the first state in the nation to legally define UPF as it begins to phase them out of K-12 schools, with the goal to officially ban them.
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Newsom signs first-in-the-nation bill restricting ultra-processed foods in California schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a first-in-the-nation bill that legally defines ultra-processed foods and begins phasing out the most harmful ones from public school meals. Assembly Bill 1264, known as the Real Food, Healthy Kids Act, directs the California Department of Public Health to identify ultra-processed foods, or UPFs, that pose the greatest health risks to students and remove them from school menus by 2035. “Our public schools sh…
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