A federal judge has temporarily blocked West Virginia’s new law banning certain food color additives, including Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1, from school meals. The injunction followed a lawsuit by the International Association of Color Manufacturers, which argued the law unfairly targets manufacturers, lacks clear evidence the additives are unsafe, and uses vague language like “poisonous and injurious.” The law also restricted these additives in school nutrition programs, with limited fundraising exceptions.
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