By AZ Capitol Times
One Arizona lawmaker isn’t waiting for Robert Kennedy Jr. to fulfill his promise to remove artificial ingredients from school lunch programs.
Rep. Leo Biasiucci is crafting legislation that would bar public schools from serving what he calls “ultra-processed foods” to students during the day. That includes not just what is available in the cafeteria but also what can be purchased at snack bars and from school vending machines.
And the Lake Havasu City Republican has a very specific idea of what fits that definition. His proposal includes everything from potassium bromate which is used in making bread to a host of food colorings including Blue # 2 which is a synthetic version of indigo used on baked goods, cereals and candies to Yellow # 6, the dye that gives Cheetos that distinctive color.
