FORMULA Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would tie infant formula safety to scientifically set contaminant limits by making failure to meet those maximum permissible levels an adulteration violation. It would also require testing, recordkeeping, and public reporting to drive down contaminants like heavy metals, PFAS, phthalates, microplastics, synthetic pesticides, and cyanotoxins.
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- Families and infants: Aims to reduce infant exposure to a broad list of contaminants by pushing manufacturers to meet health-based maximums and consider cumulative neurodevelopmental risks.
- Manufacturers: Would require routine testing, records kept for not fewer than 2 years after a product's shelf life expires, and compliance with limits set by regulation. The Secretary must issue those regulations within 180 days and they would apply to formula made 180 days after issuance.
- Regulators and Congress: Creates a new regulatory subsection directing the Secretary to use best available technology and to report annually to Congress a list of violators, measured contaminant concentrations including microplastics and cyanotoxins, and progress toward lowest feasible levels.
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New contaminant limits for baby formula
If enacted, this bill would require HHS to set maximum contaminant limits for infant formula. The Secretary would issue rules within 180 days of enactment. Rules would apply to formula made 180 days after those rules are issued. Manufacturers would have to test products, keep test records for at least 2 years after a product's shelf life ends, and give records to the Secretary on request. Formula exceeding the limits could be treated as adulterated and removed from sale, and the Secretary would report yearly to Congress on violations and contaminant concentrations, including microplastics and cyanotoxins.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
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