WASHINGTON—A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday which will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufacturers to comply within one year. The bill will be formally introduced Friday. The Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 would set maximum levels of inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in baby food and cereal that manufacturers would have to meet within one year. The bill requires levels to be lowered further within two years through U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance, and three years through regulation. It mandates manufacturers test final products—not just ingredients—for toxic heavy metals and post results online. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tony Cárdenas and Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tammy Duckworth will introduce it. “For too long, industry has been allowed to self-regulate baby food safety, and the results have been appalling and extremely harmful to our kids,” Krishnamoorthi said. …