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The food and drink additives, which have been linked to health issues, could be removed from products nationwide as a result of the new law.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that bans four food additives linked to health problems, the first time a state has outlawed chemicals allowed by the Food and Drug Administration.

Starting in 2027, California will prohibit red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil and propylparaben after Newsom, a Democrat, signed Assembly Bill 418 into law Saturday. All four ingredients have been made illegal in the European Union and some other parts of the world, but they can be found in commonly sold items in the U.S., such as some brands of orange soda, icing, hamburger rolls, candies and processed foods.

The chemicals have been associated with issues from hyperactivity in children to cancer.

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[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 114 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's sad to me is seeing that they are banned in other countries and these companies have already adjusted their recipes for those countries. They chose to keep the more dangerous chemicals in the US because they weren't forced to change. The US seems to not care about it's citizens

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 36 points 1 year ago

Yep. They're banned here in Canada so a shit ton of American food is just illegal here across the border. It's kind of insane that it went on this long. The whole "Red M&Ms are illegal in Europe" thing has been known for a while.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Companies, like people, always act in self interest, so it makes sense.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the long run out seems like you could sell more shit if your customers are alive but it would cut into quarterly profits and that's what really matters.

[–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

They don't care about the company's future beyond their own personal gains from it.

Tbh, I doubt that they would care in the slightest if the entire company closed the day after they left/retired. It seems like almost all CEOs have that target these days.

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

capitalism is so cool. you'd think it'd be easier to just have one recipe for everywhere but noo

[–] isles@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, easier, sure. But the spreadsheet says!!