3.0.0 1372 2023-01-11T13:37:36Z 2023-01-11T13:37:36Z Senate S 2017-06-15 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-15T19:36:06Z 2017-06-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-06-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Women's health Health 00 2017-06-15 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-08T20:00:25Z Limiting Lead Exposure & Advancing Detection in Children's Foods Act or the Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish: (1) a maximum level of lead permitted in fruit juices that is not greater than the maximum level of lead permitted in bottled water, and (2) a recommended maximum daily level of lead exposure from food. These levels must be based on the cumulative health risks of lead exposure.

The FDA must report on lead in foods frequently consumed by infants and children, including levels of lead in different foods, sources of lead in food, and the FDA's actions and plans regarding reducing lead in foods and detecting lead. The FDA must make recommendations on reducing the amount of lead in foods.]]> Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act Display Title Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require updated limits on levels of lead in fruit juice beverages and an updated tolerable daily level of lead exposure from foods, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act Short Titles as Introduced Limiting Lead Exposure & Advancing Detection in Children's Foods Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1372is/xml/BILLS-115s1372is.xml 2017-06-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.