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Under the new law, the state’s Department of Public Health will define ultraprocessed foods “of concern” by 2028.

Such ultra-processed foods will be banned from school meals starting in 2035.

The new law is expected to touch off a major overhaul of school cafeteria meals.

It’s a little after 9:30 a.m. on a recent weekday, and hair-netted workers at the Alhambra Unified School District’s central production kitchen are boxing up the last of 350 handmade sushi rolls for the city’s three high schools.

The spicy tuna rolls, redolent of cooked fish blended with sriracha and mayonnaise, are a popular lunch offering among students.

“It’s one of our signature items that you can never tak

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