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Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to speak at a news conference at Belvedere Middle School, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The law seeks to define ultraprocessed foods, the often super-tasty products typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats. The legislation requires the state’s Department of Public Health to adopt rules by mid-2028 defining “ultraprocessed foods of concern” and “restricted school foods.”

Schools have to start phasing out those foods by July 2029, and districts will be barred from sel

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