Duckworth and Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Raise Food Safety and Enforcement Standards for Commercial Baby and Toddler Food
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to limit the levels of harmful heavy metals allowed in commercial food for infants and toddlers. Heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, or other contaminants, if regularly consumed by babies through their food, can impact a child's lifelong health and development. The Baby Food Safety Act of 2024 wou . . .
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to limit the levels of harmful heavy metals allowed in commercial food for infants and toddlers. Heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, or other contaminants, if regularly consumed by babies through their food, can impact a child's lifelong health and development. The Baby Food Safety Act of 2024 wou . . .