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House panel advances bill to ban specified synthetic food dyes from public school meals with two-year delay
Summary
The K-12 Education Subcommittee unanimously advanced HB 1910, which would prohibit seven named synthetic color additives from foods served in Virginia public elementary and secondary schools; members adopted a two-year delayed effective date amendment and reported the bill 8-0.
Delegate Kathy Kent presented House Bill 1910 on behalf of the bill’s sponsor, saying the measure would prohibit certain synthetic color additives from school meals and snacks served during instructional time.
The bill names seven commonly used dyes and would bar foods containing them from being offered in Virginia public elementary and secondary schools. "Synthetic dyes have been linked to hyperactivity, emotional meltdowns, ADHD," Kent said while asking for committee support.
Supporters in person and online described anecdotal and…
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