# 119-hr-8429: Baby Food Safety Act of 2026

119-hr-8429, Baby Food Safety Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8429
- Congress: 119
- Title: Baby Food Safety Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Enforceable limits on lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic in infant and toddler foods.** This bill would create a new contaminants framework that sets science-based limits, requires testing and traceability, and strengthens enforcement for baby foods and certain fruit and vegetable purees and juices. - Families and caregivers: Baby foods would be subject to firm contaminant limits and routine testing in final form, increasing transparency about what is in products for infants and toddlers. - Manufacturers and importers: Companies would need a control program, regular sampling and testing not less than quarterly, accredited labs, and detailed records kept for at least two years or the product's shelf life. Importers must verify accuracy of records tied to these tests. - FDA and enforcement: The Food and Drug Administration would get deadlines to issue initial limits with final limits soon after. Lead, arsenic, and cadmium limits are targeted by the end of 2026 and mercury by 2029. The agency could require public evidence summaries, obtain records remotely, treat excess contaminants as adulteration, and criminalize failures to follow testing and record rules.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- FDA testing, inspections, and traceability plans: benefit, medium. This bill would require the FDA to run its own sampling and testing program to check baby foods and support periodic reviews of contaminant limits. The FDA would study how many inspections are needed so imported foods meet domestic inspection levels and report to Congress within one year. The FDA w…
- Importers must verify baby-food records: cost, low. This bill would require importers of baby food and covered products to monitor and verify the accuracy of the sampling and testing records for their shipments. The change would add an explicit verification duty for importers under the importer requirements.
- Toxic element limits for baby food: mixed, medium. This bill would require the FDA to set maximum levels for lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic in baby foods and in foods mostly made of fruit or vegetable purees or juices. The FDA would publish proposed limits for lead and arsenic by Dec 31, 2026; cadmium by Apr 30, 2027; and mercury by Apr 30, 20…
- New testing and record rules for baby-food makers: mixed, medium. This bill would require facilities that make baby food or fruit and vegetable purees to have written sampling and testing programs. Beginning within 180 days, facilities would collect representative final-product samples and test at least quarterly and after major changes for lead, cadmium, mercury…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8429 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8429)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8429 (as of 2026-09-21).