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House passes bill requiring disclosure on heavy metals in baby food and formula
Summary
The Vermont House approved H.536, which requires labeling and reporting about toxic heavy metals in baby food products and includes amended language covering infant formula reporting triggers; members debated industry concerns about timing ahead of anticipated federal FDA action.
The Vermont House approved H.536, an act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products, after floor debate about including infant formula and how state action should align with federal work.
The measure, as amended, requires manufacturers to provide testing information so parents can access levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and similar contaminants in baby foods and, as amended on the floor, includes provisions covering infant formula tied to federal triggers. The Chair of the Agriculture Committee said the amendment includes population-based triggers so Vermont…
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