The law, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Wednesday, sets a 10-year deadline for the change to take place.
A new law will make California the first state to phase some ultraprocessed food out of school meals.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that prohibits public schools from serving children what it describes as “ultraprocessed foods of concern” in breakfasts or lunches. The policy sets a 10-year deadline for the change to take place.
It defines such foods as those that pose the greatest risks to consumers based on scientific evidence of adverse health outcomes, and it directs the state Public Health Department to determine which particular products meet the definition by June 2028.
I’d rather be in CA than a lot of states, but it’s such a low bar. The politicians are more annoyingly corrupt; passing laws that sound progressive but really help rich cronies in the know. It keeps people pacified into thinking meaningful progress happens as we slide with the rest of the country into an ultra capitalist nightmare.
I’m beyond hoping people will ever see past the illusion. The learned helplessness is so strong that I’d expect California nationalism behind some feudal lord before recognizing that Cali sucks.