3.0.0 1019 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T19:41:52Z Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 117 2229 HR 2021-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-03-25 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-04-12 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2021-04-12 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-05-24 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-06-07 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2022-04-25 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural research Business records Child health Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health promotion and preventive care Metals Neurological disorders Product safety and quality Health 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-04T15:17:41Z Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

This bill imposes certain safety requirements on infant and toddler food.

The bill establishes maximum levels of certain toxic elements (cadmium, and lead, mercury, and inorganic arsenic) allowable in infant and toddler food, defined as food intended to be sold for children up to 36 months old.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall periodically review and, if necessary, further lower these levels. The FDA may also establish limits on other toxic elements upon review of relevant health and dietary data.

Furthermore, facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold infant and toddler food must have certain controls and plans to ensure that their food complies with the limits on toxic elements established by this bill. Such facilities shall also make publicly available certain information, including results from tests for toxic elements in their infant and toddler foods.

The bill also expands the FDA's authority to require a recall of adulterated or misbranded food to include infant and toddler food that exceeds limits on toxic elements.

The Centers for Disease Control shall carry out a public awareness campaign about the risks of toxic elements in infant and toddler food.

The FDA shall commission research on agricultural methods that minimize levels of toxic heavy metals in crops.

]]> Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 Display Title Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to limit the presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1019is/xml/BILLS-117s1019is.xml 2021-03-25 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.