TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Concerns about ultra-highly processed foods and synthetic dyes will push state laws banning chemical additives, requiring stronger warning labels. Florida lawmakers are demanding changes in foods seen in schools and what they buy at grocery stores.
In a bipartisan move, state legislators have introduced several bills to address concerns about the harmful chemicals found in Florida’s daily diet. One bill appears to make nutrition labels a little more like warning labels, highlighting the negative effects they have on children.
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“We cannot continue to ignore the truth about what we see in our food,” said D-Lake’s Value, Rep. Debra Tendrich.
A step towards healthier Florida, lawmakers across the Chambers have several bills aimed at taking responsibility for the food industry and protecting the health of all Floridians.
“Let’s just be real. It’s time to clean up the food system here in Florida,” said Lindsay Cross, president of D-ST. Petersburg.
Senate Republicans are jumping into the chemicals found in our food, while House Democrats are fighting for food label transparency. House Bill 641 aims to require clear warning labels for food and beverages containing harmful dyes, and also aims to inspect the state’s Department of Agriculture and consumer services to ensure compliance.
“Our food literally kills us, but the first thing that takes us out of you, your health is a slow, tortured death…and ultimately takes your lifespan. That’s what’s shorter than our history.”
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The US Food and Drug Administration recently banned the use of Red Dye No. 3, and some Florida lawmakers say that Florida lawmakers are “what are they rushing past these efforts at the state level?”
“Are there uniform regulations because the federal government should wait until they complete their work?” State Sen. Daryl Irvin Luson, D-ST. Petersburg.
In response, Sen. Jonathan Martin of R-Fort Myers said, “I think waiting for the federal government has proven in many ways not beneficial to Floridians.”
Another bill, Senator Martin’s efforts to ban chemical additives in food by 2028 passed away from the first committee.
Food advocates and lawmakers point out that major food companies have redistricted their products for other countries, but it remains unclear whether they will do that at their homes in Sunshine.
