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California s police reform push remains challenging despite leftward shift
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An early legislative battle between Democrats offered a reminder of the issue’s thorny politics, even in a deep-blue state and cast a shadow on other policing bills, from a new duty-to-intercede standard to expanded misconduct disclosure requirements.
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Food dyes linked to attention and activity problems in children
Food dyes in products such as breakfast cereals, juice and soft drinks, frozen dairy desserts, candies, and icings were linked to adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in children including inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and restlessness.
Synthetic dyes used as colorants in many common foods and drinks can negatively affect attention and activity in children, according to a comprehensive review of existing evidence published this month by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA).
Funded by the California legislature in 2018, the new report involved a literature review, scientific symposium for experts, peer review process, and public comment period. Its conclusions about the behavioral effects of food dyes are grounded in the results of 27 clinical trials in children performed on four continents over the last 45 years, as well as animal studies and research in
California ‘Cancel Culture’ Bills Fail in State Senate
A pair of bills designed to tackle “cancel culture” by designating political affiliation as a protected class have failed to pass the California Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore), who introduced the bills, told The Epoch Times that partisan politics played a role in the committee’s decision, which she said threatened freedom of speech.
“I am extremely disappointed the majority party in the Senate Judiciary Committee could not see past their partisan blinders to protect everyday Californians from becoming victims of discrimination due to their party affiliations and beliefs,” Melendez said in an email.
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id=share>Today, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment released a ground-breaking, peer-reviewed report concluding that synthetic food dyes negatively affect children’s behavior.
Such a comprehensive and rigorous assessment has never been undertaken before. The final health effects assessment provides authoritative validation of what multiple independent reviews already concluded: that synthetic food dyes can cause or exacerbate behavior problems in some children.
The peer-reviewed assessment used a state-of-the-art approach combining systematic reviews and evidence integration. To reach its conclusions, it integrated evidence from 27 clinical trials in humans, as well as studies of laboratory animals and other types of studies that shed light on how food dyes might exert effects on the body (including studies on cells and neurotransmitters). Clinical trials in humans are the most powerful type of scientific evidence.