Iowa Lawmakers Consider Bill to Outlaw Margarine, Food Dyes in Schools

Iowa Lawmakers Consider Bill to Outlaw Margarine, Food Dyes in Schools

This article was originally published in Iowa Capital Dispatch.Some Iowa representatives want to ban margarine and certain food dyes from schools with a bill modeled closely after a law passed last year in California. House Study Bill 5 was discussed in an education subcommittee Wednesday. Representatives decided to amend the bill, which as introduced included margarine, Red Dye 40 and Yellow Dye 7, to be “more closely conforming” to the Califor…

State Bill Bans Margarine and Red Dye 40 from School Lunches

A bill under consideration in the Iowa House would ban margarine and two food additives from the lunches and breakfasts served at Iowa schools. Representative Jeff Shipley, from Fairfield, is the lawmaker assigned to lead discussion of the bill. https://kiow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2025/01/RIkaymargarine1.mp3 The bill mentions Red Dye number 40, which is made from petroleum. It’s one of a half dozen food dyes that will be banned from Cal…