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Committee approves bill requiring disclosure of toxic‑element testing for prenatal vitamins
Summary
The Assembly committee advanced SB646, a bill that would require testing and disclosure for specified toxic elements in prenatal vitamins so clinicians and pregnant people can make informed choices.
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee advanced SB646, authored by Senator Sydney Weber Pearson, which would require testing and disclosure of certain toxic elements in prenatal vitamins.
Senator Weber Pearson and medical witnesses said prenatal vitamins are essential to fetal and maternal health, but testing has found contaminants such as lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury in some products. Dr. Sarah Kershner, an OB‑GYN testifying for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…
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