Four common food additives, considered toxic by some lawmakers, are now illegal to be manufactured or sold in the state thanks to a new bill signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 7.
State Assembly Bill 418, known as the California Food Safety Act, will ban the use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye No. 3 from food products across the market. The new law will take effect in early 2027.
