119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 27, 2025
INFANTS Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 27, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 27, 2025)
Improving Newborns’ Food and Nutrition Testing Safety Act of 2025 or the INFANTS Act of 2025
This bill requires infant and toddler food to be tested periodically for contaminants and imposes other safety requirements on food and formula manufacturers.
Specifically, the bill requires facilities that manufacture or process infant and toddler food in final form to conduct quarterly tests for contaminants, including lead and arsenic. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may subject other foods to this requirement as appropriate. If a facility that is subject to these requirements fails to comply, food manufactured or processed there is deemed adulterated and may not be introduced into interstate commerce.
The bill also specifies that if the FDA determines an infant and toddler food, other than infant formula, contains a contaminant that renders the food adulterated, the FDA must provide the responsible party with an opportunity to initiate a voluntary recall. (Under current law, if a responsible party does not voluntarily recall an adulterated product, the FDA may impose a mandatory recall.)
Further, if testing of an infant formula reveals the presence of certain pathogens, including Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella, the manufacturer must (1) notify the FDA within 24 hours, (2) properly dispose of the product, and (3) provide the FDA with test results and isolates from the formula.
Finally, the bill requires manufacturers of powdered infant formula to monitor the effectiveness of sanitation and hygiene controls where the formula has the potential to be exposed to Cronobacter spp. or Salmonella.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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5 citations.
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…afety Modernization Act of 2026 Monitored H.R. 4725, the Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act Monitored H.R. 2472, the Improving Newborns' Food and Nutrition Testing Safety (INFANTS) Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2511, the Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act Monitored H.R. 5882, t…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ation Act H.R. 1435/S. 3714, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 1735/S. 779, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds (EARLY Minds) Act H.R. 2472, Improving Newborns' Food and Nutrition Testing Safety (INFANTS) Act of 2025 H.R. 2493, Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3333,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…afety Modernization Act of 2026 Monitored H.R. 4725, the Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act Monitored H.R. 2472, the Improving Newborns' Food and Nutrition Testing Safety (INFANTS) Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 2511, the Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act Monitored H.R. 5882, t…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION) · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 7, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$715,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Issues related to front of pack nutrition labeling - TRUTH in Labeling Act, and Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act. Issues relating to infant and toddler foods- H.R. 2472 Improving Newborns Food and Nutrition Testing Safety Act of 2025; S. 272 Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act. Issues relating to GRAS (Generally Reco…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION) · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 7, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$1,421,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Issues related to front of pack nutrition labeling - TRUTH in Labeling Act, and Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act. Issues relating to infant and toddler foods- H.R. 2472 Improving Newborns Food and Nutrition Testing Safety Act of 2025; S. 272 Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act. Issues relating to GRAS (Generally Reco…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing