Title: Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Limiting Lead Exposure & Advancing Detection in Children's Foods Act or the Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish: (1) a maximum level of lead permitted in fruit juices that is not greater than the maximum level of lead permitted in bottled water, and (2) a recommended maximum daily level of lead exposure from food. These levels must be based on the cumulative health risks of lead exposure.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1372

 To require updated limits on levels of lead in fruit juice beverages 
 and an updated tolerable daily level of lead exposure from foods, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2017

  Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require updated limits on levels of lead in fruit juice beverages 
 and an updated tolerable daily level of lead exposure from foods, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting Lead Exposure & Advancing 
Detection in Children's Foods Act'' or the ``Limiting LEAD in 
Children's Foods Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATED LIMITS FOR LEAD IN FRUIT JUICE BEVERAGES AND FOODS.

    (a) Fruit Juice Beverages.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall promulgate a 
final regulation establishing a maximum level of lead for fruit juice 
beverages, which shall be not greater than the maximum level of lead 
permitted in bottled water pursuant to regulations promulgated under 
section 410 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
349).
    (b) Tolerable Daily Level of Exposure From Foods.--Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
promulgate a final regulation establishing a recommended maximum 
tolerable daily level of lead exposure from foods.
    (c) Standards and Evidence.--The Secretary shall establish the 
maximum levels of lead under subsections (a) and (b) based on the 
cumulative health risks of lead exposure, including with respect to 
pregnant women, infants, and children, using scientific evidence and 
standards.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall submit a report to Congress on 
lead exposure in baby foods, fruit juices, and other foods frequently 
consumed by infants and children, which shall--
            (1) address, at minimum--
                    (A) differences in levels of lead in varying types 
                of foods, including raw fruit, raw vegetables, baby 
                foods, baby food juice, regular juice, prepared meals, 
                and dry foods;
                    (B) all known and potential sources of lead in 
                food, including lead-contaminated soil, food processing 
                materials, bottling procedures, and food preparation;
                    (C) actions the Food and Drug Administration has 
                taken and plans to take to reduce lead in foods; and
                    (D) actions the Food and Drug Administration has 
                taken and plans to take to implement sensitive methods 
                that have the capacity to detect the lowest possible 
                amount of lead; and
            (2) include recommendations for Congress and for food 
        manufacturers on reducing the amount of lead in foods.
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