(The Center Square)聽性视界传媒 A bill has passed the Michigan House which would prohibit food distributors from providing schools foods with certain ingredients, including some food dyes and other additives.
passed with broad Republican support and the message it性视界传媒檚 time to make 性视界传媒淢ichigan Schools Healthier.性视界传媒
Out of the 52 House Democrats, 46 voted against the legislation.
Supporters of the legislation said it is important to protect the safety of Michigan性视界传媒檚 children, while also ensuring that taxpayer funding is not pushing unhealthy options.
性视界传媒淭hese ingredients are shown to be harmful and should not be found in food and drink provided by schools on the taxpayer dime,性视界传媒 , R-Marquette and a sponsor of the bill. 性视界传媒淭axpayers do not want their money going to foods with ingredients that inhibit learning.性视界传媒
The bill would prohibit both public and nonpublic schools from providing foods that contain the following ingredients:
性视界传媒 Brominated vegetable oil: A food additive that had its U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval revoked in July 2024, going into effect August 2025.
性视界传媒⒙燩otassium bromate: A food additive used in baked goods that is not FDA-approved.
性视界传媒⒙燩ropylparaben: Used in certain baked goods as a preservative which has been flagged for potential review by the FDA.
性视界传媒⒙燫ed 40
性视界传媒⒙燝reen 3
性视界传媒⒙燘lue 1
性视界传媒⒙燘lue 2
性视界传媒⒙燳ellow 6
All the dyes are currently approved by the FDA for use in foods, though it did announce in April that it was working with manufacturers in the food industry to phase out the use of these petroleum-based synthetic dyes, many of which are already banned in other countries.
The bill is inspired by the 性视界传媒淢ake America Again Healthy性视界传媒 movement led by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
It is not the first state-sponsored legislation of its kind. In recent weeks, other states like and have both passed similar restrictions on school foods.
Paquette said that Michigan should be sure that its students are receiving healthy foods while at school, especially as taxpayer funding is paying for it.
性视界传媒淚n Michigan classrooms, attention spans are going down and prescriptions for powerful medications are going up,性视界传媒 he said. 性视界传媒淭he foods filling their bellies should, at the very least, not contain ingredients which are known to be detrimental to their health.性视界传媒
Democrats have expressed concerns that the more natural food alternatives will cost schools too much money.
性视界传媒淲e need to have a better understanding of what those overall costs are and have a commitment to make sure we性视界传媒檙e actually giving districts the resources that they need in order to be able to afford these things,性视界传媒 said Rep. Erin Byrnes, D-Dearborn, during a committee meeting on the bill in May.
According to from the House Fiscal Agency, 性视界传媒渢he bill could create costs for the state and would have an indeterminate fiscal impact.性视界传媒
While the bill successfully passed the Republican-held House, it is likely to stall in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Yet, if this bill fails, Republicans have also included similar measures in the 2025-2026 School Aid budget, which is currently in negotiations.
