https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/09/30/gov-newsom-signs-first-us-law-banning-6-chemicals-linked-to-behavioral-issues-in-kids-from-school-foods/ > California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that bans the use of red dye No. 40 and five other chemicals from use in foods served at public schools. > On Saturday, September 28, the Golden State became the first in the country to pass a law forbidding the use of the ingredients found in some popular cereals, ice creams, drinks, candy, ice pops, cheese-flavored chips, jellies and more, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization that cosponsored the law with Consumer Reports. The law will be enacted on December 31, 2027.