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Vermont panel reviews bill requiring testing, labeling and online disclosure of toxic heavy metals in baby food
Summary
Lawmakers reviewed H536, which would require manufacturers to test baby food monthly for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury, publish results online for the product's shelf life and add QR-code labels; an amendment would extend the requirements to infant formula contingent on similar laws in other states.
Lawmakers on the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on April (date not specified) reviewed H536, a bill that would require manufacturers selling baby food in Vermont to test representative production aggregates for toxic heavy metals and disclose test results to consumers.
The bill, introduced in the House and reported to the Senate, defines "toxic heavy metal" to include arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and sets testing and disclosure rules. Under the draft language discussed, manufacturers must have representative samples analyzed at an accredited laboratory at least once a month; results that exceed U.S. Food and Drug Administration action levels would trigger labeling and…
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