I will require the FDA to set firm limits on contaminants allowed in infant formula, including heavy metals, PFAS, microplastics, synthetic pesticides, and cyanotoxins.

Brian J. Mast · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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My bill works like the rules that have long protected our clean drinking water: it asks the FDA to set firm limits on the contaminants allowed in formula.

Mast says his bill would direct the FDA to set firm contaminant limits for infant formula.

My bill to keep infant formula safe - Blog - Congressman Brian Mast
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Evidence

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H.R.9788 was introduced by Rep. Brian J. Mast on July 20, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill title directs HHS to establish maximum permissible levels for contaminants in infant formulas.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Mast took concrete legislative action matching the promise by introducing H.R.9788, but the available status shows referral to committee rather than enactment or FDA implementation.

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H.R.9788 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish maximum permissible levels for contaminants in infant formulas, and for other purposes
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Mast said the FORMULA Act would set clear, enforceable limits on contaminants allowed in baby formula and would ask FDA to set firm limits for heavy metals, PFAS, microplastics, synthetic pesticides, and cyanotoxins.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Mast statement confirms the bill’s intended scope closely tracks the commitment. It is evidence of effort, not delivery, because it describes proposed legislation rather than a law or FDA final limits.

unresolved same_term A for effort

My bill to keep infant formula safe - Blog - Congressman Brian Mast
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Mast introduced H.R.9788, the FORMULA Act, in July 2026, and his official statement says it would require FDA/HHS to set enforceable contaminant limits for infant formula covering heavy metals, PFAS, microplastics, synthetic pesticides, and cyanotoxins. That is a serious same-term legislative attempt that closely matches the promise. However, the available federal status shows the bill only introduced and referred to committee, with no enactment and no FDA final limits in force, so the promised requirement has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%