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Witnesses urge Vermont panel to require baby‑food testing and public disclosure
Summary
At a House committee hearing on H536, two national witnesses told lawmakers that testing and clear public disclosure of lead, cadmium, mercury and inorganic arsenic in baby foods can reduce exposure and create market pressure for safer sourcing; they urged removing an infant‑formula exemption and fixing QR‑code access barriers.
At a House committee hearing on H536, witnesses representing Unleaded Kids and Consumer Reports urged lawmakers to require companies to test baby foods for lead, cadmium, mercury and inorganic arsenic and make results easily available to consumers.
Tom, national director of Unleaded Kids, told the committee the goal is to “do all we can to reduce the exposure from all sources,” and said state action complements, rather than replaces, FDA efforts. He described FDA’s January 2025 action levels (about 10 parts per billion for many baby foods) and cited FDA’s interim reference that food should contribute no more than 10% of the CDC blood‑lead reference (quoted in testimony as 0.35 micrograms per deciliter).
Brian Ronholm, who leads food policy…
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