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Committee holds bill to ban certain food additives in schools after mixed testimony
Summary
HB402, which would ban a list of ultra-processed ingredients from school meals, drew extensive public comment and was placed on hold after members expressed concerns about definitions, enforcement and impacts on vending revenue and parent-supplied treats.
Lawmakers in the House Education Committee opted to hold HB402 after extended public comment and discussion about scope, enforcement and legal language.
Sponsor Representative Chevrier described the proposal as a bid to reduce additives and ingredients she and supporters call “ultra-processed” from foods served in public schools during the school day. The second substitute to the bill removed a technical definition of “ultra-processed” and added an explicit carve-out to permit parents to bring or send treats for students.
Supporters including…
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