'Candy cops': Food, beverage industry slam California bill that may change how favorite snacks taste

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The food and beverage industry is fighting to kill a bill making its way through the California Legislature that critics argue could negatively impact America's favorite snacks.

these five and all additives," the letter stated."Several substances this bill proposes to ban are subject to petitions to these government entities initiated by many organizations supporting this measure. Scientific regulators work through these processes and make determinations to establish recognized safe thresholds.

A column of candy, left, featured in TikTok videos is displayed at It'Sugar candy store, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, on the Upper East Side of New York. with substitutes, and people are still buying them," said Gabriel."It doesn't feel like an honest argument to me. This bill received bipartisan support in committee, and we don't believe banning these chemicals will drive up costs to find substitutes."

"I always assumed the FDA was watching our back," said Gabriel."But I learned as advocates discussed this issue that most new chemicals put into food go through a loophole where they're not being independently reviewed."SESAME ALLERGY MOMS SOUND OFF ABOUT SHORTCUTS ON FDA GUIDELINES: ‘THREATENING THE LIVES OF OUR KIDS’

 

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