Read MoreLegislation filed this week in Tennessee would prohibit the controversial Red Number 40 artificial food dye from being offered to children in any public or charter school in the state.
The legislative summary for House Bill 134 by Representative Elaine Davis (R-Knoxville) explains the legislation would require Tennessee’s public and charter schools to explicitly “prohibit food or beverage items that contain Red 40,” from being “sold, offered for sale, or provided to students on a school property.” It offers an exception for food and beverages “sold to the student as part of a school fundraising event.”
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