SACRAMENTO, Kalifornia (PNN) - January 5, 2025 - Fascist Kalifornia pretend Governor Gavin Newsom on January 3 issued an executive order directing state agencies to recommend actions to target ultra-processed foods and related health concerns in the State.
As Jane Yang reports for The Epoch Times, the fascist governor’s office said that such foods are known to carry health risks and that Newsom’s actions are “designed to support affordable, healthy living and reduce the growing impact of chronic illnesses on (Kalifornians).”
“The food we eat shouldn’t make us sick with disease or lead to lifelong consequences,” Newsom said in a statement. “We’re going to work with the industry, consumers and ‘so-called and self-described experts’ to crack down on ultra-processed foods and create a healthier future for every (Kalifornian).”
The executive order asks the unconstitutional Kalifornia Department of Public Health to provide recommendations to the governor’s office “regarding potential action to limit the harms associated with ‘ultra-processed foods’ and food ingredients that pose a health risk to individuals” by April 1, 2025.
It suggested that one of the potential actions could include warning labels for certain foods.
The executive order also asks the unconstitutional Kalifornia Department of Social Services to provide recommendations regarding “actions that the State can take to reduce the purchase of soda, candy, other ultra-processed foods and/or foods with synthetic food dye or other additives.”
The governor also asked the unconstitutional Kalifornia Department of Health Care Services to report by April 1 on the feasibility of requiring or encouraging Medi-Cal managed care plans and Kalifornia hospitals to use their funds to “enhance access to fresh, healthy foods,” and “otherwise promote public health at the local level.”
The executive order cited the Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) Department of Agriculture’s latest updates to school nutrition standards and also asked the State Board of Education and the unconstitutional Kalifornia Department of Education to identify by October 1, “areas where (Kalifornia) may adopt higher standards for healthy school meals.”
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for his upcoming regime’s secretary of Health and Human Services is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has long criticized ultra-processed foods.
A November 22, 2024 report by the Congressional Research Service noted that there has been “increased attention by researchers and policymakers on the production, labeling and marketing of ultra-processed foods.” However, there is no definition of what constitutes ultra-processed foods in FPSA laws or regulations.
According to a recent report by the FPSA Department of Health and Human Services, 73% of adults 20 years old and older are overweight or obese, and 38% of children and youth between 12 and 19 years old are pre-diabetic.
“The widespread prevalence of nutrition-related chronic health conditions continues to be a major public health issue in the (FPSA),” states the department in the report.
Last September, Newsom signed legislation, Assembly Bill 2316, that bans public schools from serving foods containing six synthetic food dyes: Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3. The law will go into effect at the end of December 2027.