Infant Formula, Concentrated Liquid (Soy-Based)
Federal / Regulatory Limits vs Field Findings
This is the fast comparison view for standards developers, regulators, retailers, brands, and legal teams. It shows the applicable federal or regulatory limit next to the current field-evidence state. It is not an HMTc pass/fail table; technical distributions remain in the evidence sections below.
| Metal | Federal / regulatory limit | Actual field finding | Decision read | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lead (Pb); cadmium (Cd); arsenic-total (tAs); mercury-total (tHg) | No federal product-specific limit loaded in this crosswalk. | tAs: N=3, detected 0.6-0.7 ug/kg; Pb: N=3, detected 0.3-0.4 ug/kg; Cd: N=3, detected 1.3-1.5 ug/kg; tHg: N=3, detected 0.05-0.05 ug/kg. FDA formula occurrence evidence is present, but no matched formula action level is loaded here. | Occurrence evidence only. Do not infer a federal exceedance or HMTc pass/fail result from this row. | fda2026-infant-formula-product-testing-results |
Stub page. This bridge node exists for sources that report concentrated liquid soy-based formula, which is not one of the locked HMTc Category 1 rows but is part of the formula evidence graph.
Current Source Links
- dabeka2011-canada-infant-formula-lead-cadmium-aluminum — Canadian concentrated liquid soy-based formula summary: Al mean 706 ng/g and max 1047 ng/g, Cd mean 1.12 ng/g and max 1.70 ng/g, and Pb mean 1.19 ng/g and max 1.54 ng/g, all as consumed.
- fda2026-infant-formula-toxic-elements-special-survey — FDA FY2023-FY2025 concentrated liquid soy-based formula rows, expressed as prepared for feeding.
FDA 2026 Prepared-For-Feeding Context
The FDA 2026 special survey includes 3 concentrated liquid soy-based formula samples per analyte. These are retained as bridge context only; they are not assigned to powdered or ready-to-feed locked Category 1 rows.
| Metal | N | Detected | Basis | Highest value in this extraction | Use note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tAs | 3 | 3 | prepared for feeding | 0.7 ug/kg | Total arsenic. |
| Pb | 3 | 3 | prepared for feeding | 0.4 ug/kg | Bridge-context evidence only. |
| Cd | 3 | 3 | prepared for feeding | 1.5 ug/kg | Bridge-context evidence only. |
| tHg | 3 | 1 | prepared for feeding | 0.05 ug/kg | Total mercury; not MeHg. |
Row Mapping
Do not merge these rows into powdered formula or ready-to-feed formula without explicit basis normalization. Use as format-context evidence unless a future taxonomy adds concentrated liquid formula as a certification row.
Sources
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| # | Citation | Year | Type | Used on this page for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FDA 2026. Analytical Results for Toxic Elements in Infant Formula, FY2023-FY2025 Special Survey, FDA analytical results table | 2026 | Government dataset | FDA special survey reporting tAs, Pb, Cd, and tHg in 312 infant formula samples (FY2023–FY2025); concentrated-liquid soy formula included as context (not in the locked row set), prepared-for-feeding basis |
| 2 | Dabeka et al. 2011. Lead, cadmium and aluminum in Canadian infant formulae, oral electrolytes and glucose solutions, Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A | 2011 | Peer-reviewed | Canadian survey reporting Pb, Cd, and Al in soy-based concentrated liquid formula (n=12; Al mean 706 ng/g, Pb mean 1.19 ng/g, Cd mean 1.12 ng/g); direct as-consumed occurrence data for this format |