Kendra Taylor, a food service assistant for Ukiah Unified School District, serves lunch to students at Grace Hudson Elementary School in Ukiah, Calif., on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with CalMatters to bring relevant nonpartisan news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about CalMatters here.

LOS ANGELES, CA., 10/15/25 — California is the first state in the country to ban ultraprocessed foods from school meals, aiming to transform how children eat on campus by 2035.  

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Kristen Hwang is a health reporter for CalMatters covering health care access, abortion and reproductive health, workforce issues, drug costs and emerging public health matters. Her series on soaring rates...