Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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California will be first to ban ultra-processed foods from school meals, exceeding current standards. The health department will define ingredients to phase out by 2035, while opponents say the definition is too broad.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Neil Chase
Tamara Gould
Angela Boisvert

PRODUCERS
Robert Meeks
Mia Henry
Colin Taylor

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Kristen Hwang

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Robert Meeks
Anthony Bibian

CALMATTERS EDITOR IN CHIEF
Kristen Go

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Robert McDonnell

SERIES BRANDING
Israel Mendez

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