Booker Introduces Bill to Eliminate Toxics from School Lunches and Expand Support for Regenerative Farmers
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced theSafe School Meals Act (SSMA), legislation to protect children from harmful toxics in school meals. The bill would place limits on heavy metals, ban certain pesticide residues, trigger the safety reassessment of food additives including artificial food dyes that have been linked with health harms, and ban the use of PFAS, phthalates, and bisp . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced theSafe School Meals Act (SSMA), legislation to protect children from harmful toxics in school meals. The bill would place limits on heavy metals, ban certain pesticide residues, trigger the safety reassessment of food additives including artificial food dyes that have been linked with health harms, and ban the use of PFAS, phthalates, and bisp . . .