On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, joined Senators Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas; Rick Scott, R-Florida; and Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, in introducing the Safe Baby Formula Act. This legislation would ban toxic heavy metals from baby formula and require the Food and Drug Administration to study the effects of metals in formula.
“The health and safety of our children are paramount. They are our future and God’s greatest blessings, and I believe we should take every necessary step to ensure parents are well-equipped to raise strong families,” Britt said. “I’m proud to join Senator Cotton in introducing the Safe Baby Formula Act, because ‘Making America Healthy Again’ starts with precious babies.”
This legislation would direct the FDA to study the impacts of toxic heavy metals found in infant formulas and the adverse effects they have on infant health. It would also ban toxic heavy metals from being included in infant formula entirely.
“New parents should not have to worry about toxic heavy metals being a part of their infant’s formula, or what potential side-effects they may have. This legislation will bring much-needed transparency to the FDA’s rules around infant formula,” Cotton said.
The full text of the bill can be read here.
