California lawmakers approved Assembly Bill 1264, which will prohibit ultra-processed foods from public school meals by 2035. The bill directs health officials to identify harmful UPFs based on ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law on Wednesday. The bill lays out plans for determining the most "harmful" ultra-processed foods, and removing them from school lunches by 2035.

California just sent a powerful message about what belongs on a child’s lunch tray, and it’s already sparking national conversation. By becoming the first state to phase out ultra-processed foods from ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will phase out certain ultra-processed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law seeks ...

California is rewriting the rules of school lunch, and the ripple effects could reach far beyond cafeteria trays. With one signature, the Golden State became the first in the nation to legally define ...

Emily Vang, 8, right, eats her school lunch other students in the cafeteria at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Oak Park on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The federal free lunch program expired, but ...

It’s lunch time at Lincoln Crossing Elementary. And today, they’re serving up burgers. But this meal might be a little different than what you’d expect out of a school lunch. “We have our grass-fed ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation law to legally define ultra-processed foods, or UPF, and phase out the most harmful ones from California public school meals. Assembly Bill 1264, ...

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, ...

Advocates point to studies linking ultra-processed foods to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in children — arguing that phasing them out is a crucial step toward protecting long-term health.