Multiple States Propose Bans on Food Additives and "Ultra-Processed Foods"

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Multiple States Propose Bans on Food Additives and "Ultra-Processed Foods"

Since the start of February, at least four states have introduced or advanced proposals to ban various food chemicals and address concerns over the use of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).  New food chemical bans have surfaced in recent days in Florida, Arizona, and Utah, while lawmakers in Illinois advanced a food chemicals ban that has long raised concerns for industry stakeholders. The Illinois chemicals ban (SB 93) would prohibit brominated vege…