United StatesSenate Bill 2371S 2371
Safe Baby Formula Act of 2025
Health
2 pages
- senate
- house
- president
Last progress July 22, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 22, 2025 by Thomas Bryant Cotton
Sponsors (4)
Last progress July 22, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 22, 2025 by Thomas Bryant Cotton
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill aims to make baby formula safer by addressing toxic metals. It tells the U.S. health department to quickly set clear limits—or enforcement levels—for arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula. These limits must be in place soon after the law takes effect. It also requires a study on how these metals affect infant health, to be finished within a year. Together, these steps are meant to reduce babies’ exposure to harmful substances in formula and give parents more confidence in what they feed their infants .
Key points:
| Who is affected | What changes | When |
|---|---|---|
| Parents and caregivers | Clear safety limits for toxic metals in baby formula | Limits set soon after the law begins; details defined by the department |
| Infant formula makers | Must meet new metal limits or enforcement levels | After the limits are issued |
| Health officials | Must complete a study on health effects of these metals | Within 1 year of the law taking effect |