,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,booker introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require updated limits on   
levels of lead in fruit juice beverages 
and an updated tolerable daily level of 
lead exposure from foods1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,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 ,act4  #b4
 ,updated limits for lead in fruit juice
 beverages and foods  7a7 ,fruit juice  
beverages ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7referred to in this section  
as the ,secretary7 shall promulgate a   
final regulation establishing a maximum 
level of lead for fruit juice beverages1

 which shall be not greater than the    
maximum level of lead permitted in      
bottled water pursuant to regulations   
promulgated under section #daj of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdi74  7b7         
,tolerable daily level of exposure from 
foods ,not later than #a year after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall promulgate a final     
regulation establishing a recommended   
maximum tolerable daily level of lead   
exposure from foods4  7c7 ,standards and
 evidence ,the ,secretary shall         
establish the maximum levels of lead    
under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 based on  
the cumulative health risks of lead     
exposure1 including with respect to     
pregnant women1 infants1 and children1  
using scientific evidence and standards4
  #c4 ,report to ,congress ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of     
,food and ,drugs shall submit a report  
to ,congress on lead exposure in baby   

foods1 fruit juices1 and other foods    
frequently consumed by infants and      
children1 which shall--  7#a7 address1  
at minimum-- 7,a7 differences in levels 
of lead in varying types of foods1      
including raw fruit1 raw vegetables1    
baby foods1 baby food juice1 regular    
juice1 prepared meals1 and dry foods2   
7,b7 all known and potential sources of 
lead in food1 including                 
lead-contaminated soil1 food processing 
materials1 bottling procedures1 and food
 preparation2  7,c7 actions the ,food   
and ,drug ,administration has taken and 
plans to take to reduce lead in foods2  
and  7,d7 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 lead2 and  7#b7      
include recommendations for ,congress   
and for food manufacturers on reducing  
the amount of lead in foods4