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Committee reviews bill to require testing and QR-code labeling of baby food; infant formula to be phased in
Summary
Committee members reviewed a bill to bar sale of baby food exceeding US FDA heavy-metal limits, debated phase-in dates for infant formula, inventory carve-outs, QR-code disclosure and whether enforcement should be handled by the Attorney General rather than a named commissioner.
The Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee reviewed a bill that would require testing and public labeling of baby food products and bar the sale of products containing toxic heavy metals above limits set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Legislative Council staff member Katie McLennanoff summarized the draft: it renames a subchapter in Title 18, creates a new subchapter on testing and labeling, and adds a section specific to baby food with definitions for terms including "baby food product," "infant formula," "proficient laboratory," "QR code," and "toxic heavy metal." "A person shall not sell, distribute, or offer for sale any baby food product that contains a toxic heavy metal that exceeds the limits established by the US FDA," McLennanoff recited from the draft.
The committee spent the bulk of the meeting on timing and scope. Members debated whether to exclude infant formula…
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