{"id":226,"date":"2026-05-11T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:00:31","slug":"california-bill-aims-to-steer-grocery-shoppers-away-from-ultraprocessed-foods-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"California Bill Aims to Steer Grocery Shoppers Away From Ultraprocessed Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><p>A California Democrat wants to make healthy food easier to spot with what would be the country\u2019s first state-certified seal for foods that are not ultraprocessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that we have seen that has worked really well with the organic label,\u201d said Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel of Encino, who introduced the proposal. \u201cIt\u2019s simple, it\u2019s clean, people understand what it means, and then consumers can make a choice for themselves and for their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=222\">Amid ICE Fears, Mental Health Workers Report Drop in Immigrants Seeking Treatment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill builds on a broader push in California to regulate ultraprocessed foods.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=221\">California\u2019s Fuel Fears Threaten Benicia\u2019s \u2018Just Transition\u2019 to Green Economy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=224\">California\u2019s Tortilla Law Targets Birth Defects. 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