VirginiaBaby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals.
What it does
Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a baby food product that contains certain toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill requires a manufacturer of a baby food product to meet certain testing requirements and include certain information related to toxic heavy metals on the manufacturer's website and on the baby food product.
More detail
The bill requires a consumer to report a baby food product to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services if the consumer reasonably believes that the baby food is being sold in the Commonwealth with toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the FDA. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the presence of toxic heavy metals in baby food products and any further action needed to address the issue of toxic heavy metals in baby food products. The bill requires the work group to report on its findings and recommendations by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 693 (Effective 01/01/26)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Passed by for the day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by HouseMinor
- Mar 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1844)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1844ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 18Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 18Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1844)
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25101070D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 24Assigned ACNR sub: AgricultureMinor
- Jan 21Referred from General Laws and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 6Introduced bill reprinted 25101070D
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101070DMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101070DIntroduced