Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children." The draft guidance, when finalized, will establish action levels for cadmium in certain processed foods intended for babies and young children less than 2 years old. The draft guidance is intended to set achievable action levels that will help further reduce cadmium in the food supply.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 109 [Docket No. FDA-2025-D-4023] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notification of availability. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children.” The draft guidance, when finalized, will establish action levels for cadmium in certain processed foods intended for babies and young children less than 2 years old. The draft guidance is intended to set achievable action levels that will help further reduce cadmium in the food supply. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by December 22, 2026 to ensure that the Agency considers your comments on the draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance. ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written/paper comments on FDA guidances at any time as follows: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to ( printed page 66797) the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not inc…
Citation: 91 FR 66796
