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House adopts transparency requirements for baby food and adds contingency to include infant formula
Summary
The House advanced H536 requiring baby food manufacturers to publish heavy-metal testing results via QR codes and to meet FDA limits; the chamber adopted a committee amendment that sets a trigger to include infant formula if California or two other states enact substantially comparable laws, and gives the attorney general enforcement and reporting authority.
The House advanced H536, a bill aimed at limiting toxic heavy metals (arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury) in baby food products sold in Vermont and requiring manufacturers to display test results via QR codes and links to federal guidance.
Under the bill as amended, a person may not sell baby food in the state that contains heavy metals exceeding FDA-established limits; manufacturers must provide a clear label and…
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