California Bans School Lunches Tasting Like A Science Experiment
Gavin Newsom just signed Californiaâs ultra-processed food smackdown lawâstarting the slow exile of pizza and sweet drinks from school lunches by 2029, with a full ban by 2035. Because apparently, teensâ collective prediabetes rate of 32.7% wasnât shocking enough already. The law demands the Department of Public Health pick a food villain lineup by June 1, 2028, making âultra-processed foods of concernâ a legal phrase that sounds scarier than a horror movie reboot. This move follows last year's ban on four toxic food additives, which take effect in 2027âfood bureaucracyâs version of ticking time bombs. Meanwhile, RFK Jr.âs "Make America Healthy Again" crusade keeps lobbying food giants to swap out suspicious ingredients, even if reviewers say itâs the diet equivalent of putting a Band-Aid on a hangover. Newsomâs flex on X: California has been detoxing school meals 'for decades' while DC just talks about it like itâs a new TikTok trend.
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Californiaâs school lunches are trading pizza for the FDAâs whoâs-who list of banned substancesâslowly turning cafeteria fare into health food that tastes like punishment. Prediabetic teens rejoice? Probably not.
If kids wanted to eat salad, theyâd text their mom, not show up to school. California banning ultra-processed food by 2035 just gives them more time to sneak a candy stash.
By 2035, California will outlaw ultra-processed foods in schools. Meanwhile, adults consume half their calories from them daily. Sounds like someone needs to enroll in denial 101.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/9/2025 | Author: Rebecca Falconer
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