California and New York lawmakers have proposed bills to ban five toxic chemical food additives linked to cancer and behavioral and developmental issues in children.
Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), and Buffy Wicks (D-Sacramento), both members of the California Assembly, proposed Assembly Bill AB 418 in February. The bill is co-sponsored by Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
The bill was approved, then amended by the California State Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials on April 13 and will move to the Appropriations Committee next.
New York State Sen. Brian Kavanaugh followed with the proposal of Senate Bill S6055 in March, to ban the same five food additives across New York, which has not yet been moved for a vote….