Why Are California Schools Banning These Foods?

Why Are California Schools Banning These Foods?

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1 Video View·Nov 5, 2025

California is drawing a line on what children are fed in public schools. A new law confronts the rise of industrial additives that have come to define many of the meals served to students.

In this episode, Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of the Environmental Working Group, explains how these additives made their way onto lunch trays and what California’s bold move could signal for the rest of the country.

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