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H.R. 2229: Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

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H.R. 2229: Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-26 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

Plain summary

Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 This bill imposes certain safety requirements on infant and toddler food. The bill establishes maximum levels of certain toxic elements (cadmium, and lead, mercury, and inorganic arsenic) allowable in infant and toddler food, defined as food intended to be sold for children up to 36 months old. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall periodically review and, if necessary, further lower these levels. The FDA may also establish limits on other toxic elements upon review of relevant health and dietary data. Furthermore, facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold infant and toddler food must have certain controls and plans to ensure that their food complies with the limits on toxic elements established by this bill. Such facilities shall also make publicly available certain information, including results from tests for toxic elements in their infant and toddler foods. The bill also expands the FDA's authority to require a recall of adulterated or misbranded food to include infant and toddler food that exceeds limits on toxic elements. The Centers for Disease Control shall carry out a public awareness campaign about the risks of toxic elements in infant and toddler food. The FDA shall commission research on agricultural methods that minimize levels of toxic heavy metals in crops.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · 28 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] reported raising $3.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2229 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117