Baby Food Safety Act of 2024

This bill establishes specific limits for lead, cadmium, mercury, and total arsenic in infant and toddler food, food pouches made with fruit or vegetable puree or juice, and juice. Manufacturers must implement testing programs to verify contaminant levels, maintain records for at least two years, and ensure products meet the established limits by specified deadlines (e.g., lead and total arsenic by December 2025). The bill requires the FDA to set these limits through administrative orders with public comment periods and mandates environmental monitoring programs to verify sanitation controls in manufacturing facilities. It preempts state and local regulations that conflict with these federal standards for contaminants in baby food products. The legislation aims to reduce exposure to harmful contaminants in foods consumed by infants and young children through enforceable safety requirements.