New York and California have advanced state bills that would require baby food and infant formula manufacturers to regularly test their products for toxic heavy metals and disclose results to consumers.<\/p>\n
The bills are supported by Consumer Reports, which has conducted its own testing<\/a> for contaminants in infant formula and baby food, supporting its advocacy<\/a> for stronger oversight of the safety of these products.<\/p>\n New York Bill Awaits Governor\u2019s Signature<\/p>\n On June 3, the New York State Legislature last night passed A9026\/S8701<\/a>, known as the Infant Formula Safety and Transparency Act. It now awaits Governor Kathy Hochul\u2019s signature into law.<\/p>\n The legislation would require infant formula and baby food manufacturers to test their products at least once a month for the heavy metals lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, and publicly disclose the results on their websites.<\/p>\n If signed into law, baby food and infant formula manufacturers would be prohibited from selling products that exceed limits for toxic heavy metals, which would be set by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Department of Health, as they would be considered \u201cadulterated.\u201d Additionally, baby food and infant formula manufacturers would be required to:<\/p>\n Provide test results to state officials upon request The act would take effect immediately after signature into law.<\/p>\n California Bill Moves to Senate After Passing Assembly<\/p>\n
\nPublicly disclose test results on a website maintained by the manufacturer, including the name and level of each toxic heavy metal present in the final product
\nInclude specific information on the label, including a QR code to the product test results.<\/p>\n