Stakeholders in the industry refuse to a California bill that could ban foods like Skittles, Sour Patch Kids and Campbell’s soup.

The Bill hopes to limit the use of five supplements associated with cancerDNA and organ damage, but many industry companies claim that supplements are “safe.”

Executives from companies including the National Confectioners Association, the California Grocers Association and the American Chemistry Council added that the bill is jumping the gun because additive safety is already being addressed through a number of existing measures.

Of the five additives to be included in the ban, three — brominated oil, potassium bromate and titanium dioxide — are banned in the EU. One of them, the dye Red 3, is banned for use in cosmetic products in America.

Products that may be affected include other treats such as marmalade, PEZ candy, Trident sugar-free gum, Campbell’s soup and smaller brands of bread from All America.

A letter written against the bill said, “All five of these supplements have been thoroughly tested by federal and state systems, as well as by many international scientific organizations, and are still considered safe.”

It added that a petition to remove the Red 3 dye was filed last November and is open for comments until next month.

Additionally, in 2022, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the California Department of Public Health to require a warning label on products containing synthetic dyes. The hearing of the petition is scheduled for April 11, 2023.

A separate letter written exclusively by the National Pastry Chefs Association highlights that the confectionery industry supports more than 100,000 good-paying jobs in California.

It said, “As producers of chocolate, candy, gum and mints, the confectionery industry … we create good-paying manufacturing jobs and support thousands of additional U.S. jobs throughout the economy.”

“In California, the confectionery industry provides $7.7 billion in economic output, pays $1.8 billion in wages and supports 106,351 jobs in the state.”

The letter concludes by saying that “there is no evidence to support the prohibition of the listed ingredients in the bill.”

Rep. Jesse Gabriel, who represents the part Los Angelesfiled AB418 last month to end the use of five common dietary supplements linked to cancerDNA and organ damage.

If the bill becomes law, foods containing them would either have to change their formula or be banned from sale in America’s most populous state.

Products that may be affected include other treats such as marmalade, PEZ candy, Trident sugar-free gum, Campbell’s soup and smaller brands of bread from All America.

“Californians should not have to worry that the food they buy at their neighborhood grocery store may be full of dangerous additives or toxic chemicals,” Asm Gabriel said in a statement.

“This bill will fix the lack of federal oversight and help protect our children, public health and the safety of our food.”

The bill, which he filed with Democratic co-sponsor Asm Buffy Weeks, specifically targets five additives, including propylparaben.

Asm Gabriel told DailyMail.com that “the aim of the bill is to protect children and their parents from harmful chemicals”.

If it becomes law, the bill would also prevent food products containing these chemicals from being manufactured in the state — even if they are sold elsewhere.

Asm Jesse Gabriel (pictured) introduced the bill last month. He hopes to “protect” California families by banning these potentially harmful substances

While the state assembly only deals with issues in California, Asm Gabriel sees the new rules as having a national impact.

“The idea is here for [companies] to change their recipes,” he explained, saying he doesn’t expect many firms to leave the large California market.

But if they change their products for California, they will likely make changes nationwide.

“It is unlikely that they will have one prescription in California and one in Oklahoma.”

He said the five chemicals had been specifically identified because each of them was already banned from food in the EU.

Titanium dioxide is the most prominent of the group.

The supplement was at the center of a 2022 lawsuit filed in the Golden State last year that claimed the popular Skittles candy was unfit for consumption.

The natural powder is used to prevent goods from caking and is often used as a dye.

It has been approved as a supplement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), although activists want the agency to reconsider the 1966 decision.

Calls for a ban on the additive come amid a growing body of research showing the food’s potential dangers.