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California consumers may soon see a new label on grocery shelves<\/a> \u2014 one designed to highlight foods that are not ultra-processed.<\/p>\n

Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel introduced the bill behind the proposal on Wednesday, according to a press release shared with Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The legislation, AB 2244, would establish a “California Certified” seal that manufacturers could place on products that meet standards for not being ultra-processed foods<\/a> (UPFs).<\/p>\n

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The legislation would also require grocery stores to prominently display products bearing the seal in high-traffic areas, making it easier for consumers to find those items.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gabriel’s office described the seal as a “first-in-the-nation” label.<\/p>\n

Not only would the seal allow shoppers to make more informed decisions, but it may also put some pressure on manufacturers to reformulate their products to qualify.<\/p>\n

The bill defines ultra-processed foods as those containing certain additives, such as emulsifiers and preservatives, along with high levels of sugar, salt or fat.<\/p>\n

“Parents shouldn\u2019t need a Ph.D. in chemistry to understand what they\u2019re feeding their kids<\/a>,” Gabriel said in the release.<\/p>\n

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“While Washington, D.C., is paralyzed by inaction, California is stepping up to protect our kids and confront the health risks<\/a> associated with ultra-processed foods.”<\/p>\n

Gabriel said he hopes to have the bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk by late summer, according to STAT News.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Fox News Digital, Gabriel said the bill “provides a market-based solution to address the dangers of ultra-processed foods.”<\/p>\n

He added, “[It] strengthens consumer choice, drives innovation and promotes healthier options across the food supply \u2013 without banning any products.”<\/p>\n

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Gabriel told Politico the bill is the “next logical step” in addressing ultra-processed foods in grocery stores.<\/p>\n

“But we\u2019re doing it in a way that strengthens consumer choice and encourages innovation,” he added.<\/p>\n

Though the definition of UPFs is debated, they’re generally understood to be foods that undergo multiple industrial processes.<\/a><\/p>\n

These processes make them “stabilized for consumption,” Dr. Jeffrey Kraft, a bariatric surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center in New Jersey, previously told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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“Processed foods are not natural foods,” he said. “They’ve gone through a factory or been chemically changed so they last longer on the shelf.”<\/p>\n

Kraft added, “They are almost always combined with other unhealthy things, like high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers and hydrogenated oils.”<\/p>\n

The lack of a “clear universal standard” for what a UPF is “opens the door for bureaucrats to decide what’s real,” said California-based chef Andrew Gruel.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I am all for transparency, and encourage it, but that should come from clear and honest ingredient\u00a0labeling, not some pay-to-play subjective stamp that reduces foods into a government label,”\u00a0Gruel told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added, “I am confident this label will get hijacked by the large food manufacturers and Doritos will be considered a non-processed food by some weird definition, just like chips used to be labeled heart healthy.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the Consumer Brands Association for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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