California sends ultraprocessed school meals to the sin bin

11/10/2025 4 min
California sends ultraprocessed school meals to the sin bin

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Episode Synopsis

California is to phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Schools will have to start removing those foods from their menus by July 2029, and districts will be barred from selling them for breakfast or lunch by July 2035.

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