As many as 12,000 products could be affected by California’s move to ban potassium bromate, propylparaben, red 3 and brominated vegetable oil (BVO), including packaged breads, baked goods and cake decorating gels.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act on Oct. 7, 2023. The statewide legislation, the first of its kind in the US, “will prohibit any food product manufactured, sold, delivered, distributed, held or offered for sale in California after January 1, 2027, from containing brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propyl paraben, or Red Dye No. 3,” Newsom wrote in a statement.