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House passes bill to remove certain red food dyes from school lunches; sponsor cites child hyperactivity research
Summary
Lawmakers approved a measure to bar red dye 40 from school nutrition program offerings, with supporters linking dyes to hyperactivity and opponents raising questions about scope and off-campus activities.
The Tennessee House passed legislation on April 8 aimed at removing red dye 40 from items served through the state school nutrition program.
Representative Davis, sponsor of House Bill 134, told the chamber the measure responds to research about synthetic food dyes and child behavior and noted regulatory action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and action elsewhere. "Red dye 3 has been…
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