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☆ California bans red No. 40 and others from school food
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that bans the use of red dye No. Known as the California School Food Safety Act and introduced by Democratic Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel in February, Assembly Bill 2316 prohibits a school district, county superintendent of schools or charter school with grades kindergarten through 12th from offering foods or beverages containing red dye No. “California is once again leading the nation when it comes to protecting our kids from dangerous chemicals,” Gabriel said in a news release. “No industry is more committed to food safety than the consumer packaged goods industry. After the state banned brominated vegetable oil, used mostly in some sodas, as part of its California Food Safety Act in October 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration revoked the regulation for its use nine months later.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Jesse Gabriel, Tony Thurmond, cosponsor, ” Gabriel, who’s, “, Bill, Paul Greenwood, John Hewitt, ” Hewitt, Thurmond, Gabriel, ”, Lesley, Ann Brandt, ” Brandt, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Golden State, Environmental, Consumer, California School Food Safety, Democratic, California, Environmental Health, Food, FDA, California Legislature, Joint Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, World, Consumer Brands Association, European Union, California Food, US Food and Drug Administration, USDA Locations: California, United States, South Africa, New Zealand

☆ Indian shares set for muted opening; TCS, Cipla in focus
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Sethuraman N R | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBANGALORE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open on a slightly muted note on Monday, with a focus on the global interest rate outlook after a more than 3% rally so far this month. The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) gained 1.58% last week, its best in two months, while the Sensex rose 1.37%. "Market is expected to continue its upward movement driven, by robust macro data and diminishing global concerns," SMC Global Securities said in a note. In global markets, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) edged up 0.3%, with investors awaiting minutes of the Fed's last meeting.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Nifty, Sohini Goswami Organizations: Bombay Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights, NSE, U.S . Federal, SMC Global Securities, India's Tata Consultancy Services, United, United States Food, Drug Administration, CFM Mozambique, General Tax Authority, Sethuraman NR, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, Rights BANGALORE, Asia, Pacific, Japan, United States, Qatar, Bengaluru

☆ No, California didn't ban Skittles. Here's what it did ban.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Skittles won't be banned in California, but some foods might soon have their recipes tweaked. The confusion stems from an old version of the bill that included titanium dioxide, which is in Skittles. AdvertisementAdvertisementA new California bill has become widely known as the "Skittles ban," but that unofficial name is misleading — you don't have to worry about your favorite fruit-flavored candy being ripped from your hands. If you look at the Skittles ingredients, none of its listed ingredients are included in this ban. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Consumer Reports, the ingredients banned by AB418 have been linked to hyperactivity, nervous system problems, and even cancer.

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He also signed several into law, notably a sweeping mandate requiring large businesses to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions. Here's a look at some of the other bills Newsom signed into law on Saturday:FOOD INGREDIENTS BANCalifornia on Saturday became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and other foods and drinks because of their link to certain health problems. 3 chemical used as food coloring for products like Peeps, the marshmallow treat most associated with Easter. The law also bans brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some store brand sodas, and potassium bromate and propylparaben, two chemicals used in baked goods. Newsom said in a signing statement that the additives addressed in the bill are already banned in various other countries.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, ” Gabriel, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, “, ” McKinnor Organizations: — Democratic, European Union, United, United States Food, Drug Administration, Inc Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, United States, Los Angeles, Inglewood

☆ Fact Check-Safety data sheet of surface cleaner unrelated to Apeel Sciences
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

I couldn’t find data safety sheets from the US but did from other countries” (here). The screenshots shared in the viral posts show the safety data sheet for a hard surface cleaning product called “APEEL” (here), manufactured by UK-based company Evans Vanodine. The APEEL product is a hard surface cleaner and not suitable for vegetable coating, Jonathan Kings of Evans Vanodine told Reuters in an email. Apeel Sciences did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. The safety data sheet for APEEL cleaner describes health hazards upon coming into direct contact with the concentrated product and is not related to the safety of an edible food coating manufactured by Apeel Sciences.

☆ Where Restrictions on Abortion Pills Could Matter Most
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Allison Mccann | Amy Schoenfeld Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Abortion providers in the United States A United States map shows the location of abortion providers in states without abortion bans. total abortions Medication abortions 71,700 61,500 58% 37,500 32,100 28,800 29,500 41% 61% 60% 51% 52% Florida New York Georgia Pa. Mich. N.C. N.J. Ohio Wash. Mass. Some ways the ruling could affect the availability of abortion pills A flowchart shows possible outcomes from a judge’s ruling and highlights how abortion pills could remain available under some scenarios. Even if the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, abortion pills could remain available. The foundation’s Wichita, Kansas, clinic sees more than 500 patients a month, many from Texas, and 60 percent choose abortion pills.

☆ Palm oil is in almost everything, and it's devastating rainforests. This Bill Gates-backed company used microbes to create an alternative
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Palm oil grows best in the regions right around the equator, so palm oil producers chop down rainforest and clear that felled vegetation by burning it, making it a prime target of conservation organizations like the Rainforest Rescue and the World Wildlife Fund. Palm oil trees grow at the Cikasungka palm oil plantation, operated by PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII, in Bogor Regency in West Java, Indonesia, on Monday, June 20, 2022. To make its palm oil alternative, C16 Biosciences uses a wild yeast microbe that makes a functional equivalent to palm oil with a kind of fermentation process. Photo courtesy: Cat Clifford, CNBCChemically, the palm oil that C16 Biosciences makes is not identical to the palm oil that is grown in industrial agriculture farms. However, "it contains the same fatty acids, which are the molecular fingerprints of fats and oils, that palm oil does," Heller told CNBC.

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