Baby Brent’s Bill

This bill would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate how formula for premature and low birth weight infants is advertised and marketed, looking for unfair or deceptive practices. The FTC would have to report its findings and any recommendations to Congress within 1 year. Within 18 months after that report, the FTC would have to issue rules banning manufacturers and importers of this formula from unfair or deceptive advertising or marketing. These rules would address marketing that leaves out health risk information or differences between human milk-based and cow milk-based fortifiers, and violations would be enforced under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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Sponsors

• Chris Pappas Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors