Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Schools From Serving Ultra-Processed Foods

Katie Hobbs also vetoed a bill that would have tried to bar using food stamps for soda.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in Phoenix, Ariz., in a file photograph. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation banning ultra-processed foods in schools, while vetoing another bill supported by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Hobbs, a Democrat, on April 14 signed the legislation that prohibits schools that receive federal funding from serving certain ultra-processed foods, including foods containing artificial dyes such as Red Dye 40.