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Bills advancing in multiple states could see 'thousands' of America's favorite candies, snacks and sodas banned in their current form.
Last October California approved a historic 'Skittles ban' which outlawed four food additives linked to cancer, fertility issues and harm to the nervous system.
Now New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois have advanced similar measures, targeting a total of 13 additives banned in some European countries over alleged health risks.
New Jersey and Missouri are also considering the bans. If passed, they would force companies to change their recipes or face legal action.
Experts say the bans could change the look, taste and texture of some American favorites.
The above graphic shows the foods that are on the chopping block in some states
Brian Ronholm, director of food safety at Consumer Reports, a campaign group which has championed the bans, said: 'There is no consumer confusion on this issue — they want these chemicals out of foods.
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'But when [consumers] see that the FDA has not been able to keep up with the latest research... they recognize that the states are the only ones trying to protect them from toxic food chemicals right now.'
California's landmark 'Skittles Ban', set to go into force in January 2027, outlawed four food additives — brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and Red 3.
Those ingredients have been banned in Europe for years due to their links to kidney, thyroid and gastrointestinal cancer and mood disorders.
The ban in California triggered the introduction of a series of similar bills in New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri and Pennsylvania.
But some states are seeking to go even further than the Golden State.
New York's bill calls for azodicarbinamide, used in breads and other baked goods, and butylated hydroxyanisole, a preservative used in processed meats, to be banned.
And lawmakers in Pennsylvania are calling for multiple food colorings — Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1 and Blue 2 — to be outlawed, due to their links to hyperactivity in children.
Red 40 can contain benzene, a human carcinogen also found in hand sanitizers and some dry shampoos, with studies including a paper from 2023 linking it to DNA
