US Lawmakers Announce Bill to Cut Toxic Metals in Baby Food

US Lawmakers Announce Bill to Cut Toxic Metals in Baby Food
A view of the Food and Drug Administration's White Oak campus on December 17, 2020, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday which will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufacturers to comply within one year.

The bill will be formally introduced Friday.