Food safety: infant Formula.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Celeste Rodriguez
Last action: 2026-04-20
Official status: Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance.

Food Safety: Infant Formula

The bill requires infant formula manufacturers to test their products monthly for certain harmful metals and provide safety information about these tests to consumers.

What This Bill Does

Requires infant formula makers to test their final product for aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury at least once a month.
As of January 1, 2028, requires brand owners to share specific safety information about their infant formula on the internet or package labels.
Prohibits selling any infant formula in California that does not meet these testing requirements.
Requires manufacturers and brand owners to give test results to the State Department of Public Health when asked.

Who It Names or Affects

Infant formula manufacturers
Brand owners of infant formula products

Terms To Know

Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law: A California law that regulates food, drugs, and cosmetics to ensure safety.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a manufacturer fails to comply with the testing requirements.
It is unclear how much it will cost manufacturers to follow these new rules.
There are no details on how the State Department of Public Health will enforce these regulations.

Bill History

2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 14).
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and E.S & T.M.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2302, as amended, Celeste Rodriguez.
Food safety: infant Formula.
Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, provides for the regulation of various subjects relating to the manufacturing, processing, labeling, advertising, and sale of food, drugs, and cosmetics, under the administration and enforcement of the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor.
This bill would require a manufacturer of infant formula for sale or distribution in this state to test its final infant formula product for aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury at least once per month. The bill also
would
would, commencing on January 1, 2028,
require a brand owner, as defined,
to provide information to consumers on its internet website or package label regarding specific information about its infant formula that includes, among other things, certain test results for aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. The bill would specifically prohibit a person from selling in the state or manufacturing, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in the state any infant formula that does not comply with these requirements. The bill would require the manufacturer and brand owner to provide test results to the department upon request, as specified.
By expanding the requirements relating to infant formula under the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, the violation of which would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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