Plain English Breakdown
The official text states that violations are punishable as a misdemeanor under existing law but does not specify new penalties unique to these testing requirements.
Testing and Labeling Rules for Infant Formula
This law requires companies to test infant formula monthly for four heavy metals and share those results with the public starting in 2028.
What This Bill Does
- Requires manufacturers of infant formula sold or distributed in California to test their final products for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury at least once per month.
- Mandates that brand owners provide information on their websites or package labels about specific test results starting January 1, 2028.
- Prohibits selling, manufacturing, delivering, holding, or offering for sale any infant formula in California that does not meet these testing and labeling requirements.
- Requires manufacturers and brand owners to provide test results to the State Department of Public Health when requested.
Who It Names or Affects
- Manufacturers who make infant formula for sale or distribution in California
- Brand owners of infant formula products sold in California
Terms To Know
- Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury
- Four heavy metals that the law requires companies to test for in infant formula.
- Brand owner
- The company or person defined by the bill who owns the name of an infant formula product.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list specific limits for how much arsenic, cadmium, lead, or mercury is allowed in the formula.
- No state reimbursement will be given to local agencies for costs related to this act.