H.R. 9949 — Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026

This section directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to complete a study, within one year of enactment, on the impacts of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula on infant health.

This section requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish evidence-based action levels for arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in infant formula within 90 days of enactment. In setting the levels, the Secretary must consider compliance feasibility, enforcement capacity for imported formula, and effects on domestic food security.