A California bill would ban certain 'toxic' chemicals commonly found in candies like Skittles, requiring confectioners to come up with new recipes for their sweets.
are considering a measure that would change the ingredients of many popular candies by banning certain "toxic" chemicals.
These chemicals, which are ubiquitous in American candies, have already been banned in the European Union. Red Dye No. 3, a food coloring found in PEZ, Hot Tamales, and Sweethearts, has been linked to cancer. So has Titanium Dioxide, an ingredient in Skittles, Nerds and Trolli gummies."I love Skittles. I love Wild Berry Skittles. I eat them all the time," Gabriel told the Los Angeles Times. "I would vote against a bill to ban Skittles.
According to Gabriel's office, the food additives targeted by AB 418 are a handful of thousands of chemicals added to food to make it last longer, taste better, and look more attractive to the eye. Most of these chemicals have not been evaluated by, and several are "generally recognized as safe" — even though there's been little oversight.
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