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    California schools could ban Flamin’ Hot Cheetos under new bill

    The days of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in California schools may be numbered. A new bill aims to ban from public schools food products that contain artificial dyes, including the ingredient that makes Cheetos pop with their signature yellow and red colors. Lawmakers argue that developing young minds are harmed by the chemical ingredients and that federal guidelines have not been updated in decades. ...
    by Nathan Solis and Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times Mar 12, 2024 4 minutes
    Flamin' Hot Cheetos in studio on April 23, 2021, in Los Angeles.

    The days of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in California schools may be numbered.

    A new bill aims to ban from public schools food products that contain artificial dyes, including the ingredient that makes Cheetos pop with their signature yellow and red colors.

    Lawmakers argue that developing young minds are harmed by the chemical ingredients and that federal guidelines have not been updated in decades.

    Assembly Bill 2316 takes aim at six synthetic food dyes — blue 1, blue 2, green 3, red 40, yellow 5 and yellow 6 — as well as coloring agent titanium dioxide, ingredients commonly used to artificially tint foods including candy, as well as drinks and some medications and vitamins.

    Red 40 and yellow 6 are found in Takis,

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