Titanium Dioxide Removed From California Food Safety Act; Four Chemicals Still Under Consideration for Ban
Titanium dioxide has been removed from the list of chemicals that would be banned as food additives under California Assembly Bill 418, which was first introduced in March 2023 and was recently named the California Food Safety Act. If enacted, the bill would still prohibit the sale of processed foods containing brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3 in the state of California.
The amendments were made to the California Food Safety Act by the state Senate on the first of September. The bill now awaits a Senate vote, and if it passes the Senate, the bill will move forward to the Governor to sign into law.