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Lawmakers weigh bill to restrict certain additives from school meals amid industry pushback
Summary
House Bill 11-37 would phase out 13 specified food additives in school meals and require menu transparency. Medical and public-health advocates testified in favor citing developmental and chronic-disease concerns; school nutrition directors and agricultural and processing trade groups warned of feasibility, federal preemption and supply-chain impacts.
Representative Kiley McGuire introduced House Bill 11-37 as a targeted public-health measure that would phase out 13 named food additives from meals served under federal school programs and require ingredient-information posting by participating schools. McGuire called the change modest and practical, noting major retailers and national food brands have already moved away from many of the listed additives.
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