Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A newly passed bill in California would ban so-called "ultra-processed" food in public school lunches by July 2032 as it waits on Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
Assembly Bill 1264, sponsored by Democratic Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, passed both chambers of California's Legislature with only one vote against after it was introduced in February.
It defines ultra-processed as any food or beverage that contains either high amounts of saturated fat, sodium, added sugar flavor, "nonnutritive sweetener" or other substances.
Gabriel called it "historic" and said he's been working on these health issues "before anyone every heard of MAHA [Make America Healthy Again]."
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