Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law)
What this bill does
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, manufacturers of baby food to test a representative sample of each production aggregate of the manufacturer's final baby food product for certain toxic heavy metals; requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, manufacturers of baby food to make certain information related to the testing and a link to certain guidance available on the manufacturer's website; requiring a consumer to report to the Maryland Department of Health if the consumer believes that baby food is being sold with toxic heavy metals; etc.
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Testimony (33)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ichniowski, Mike | American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate Committee | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Muratsuchi, Assemblymember Al | California Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bottorff, John | CleanEarth4Kids.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hume, Suzanne | CleanEarth4Kids.org | Oral |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Stewart, Wesley | Green & Healthy Homes Initiative | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lopez, Ericlobbyist | N/A | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peters, Terri | Quality of Life Pharmacy & Health Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Black, Benjamin | Website | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Abdi, Batula | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Callahan, Sarah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cirone, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Taveras, Delegate Taveraslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Forsido, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forsythe, Vaanessa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lipko, Seth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Morris, Austinlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | VanDeSteeg, Grace | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | white, stephanie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Costa, Gregory | Consumer Brands Association | Oral |
| UNF | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |
| INFO | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |