CALIFORNIA

California AB 899

Provide clear, batch-level heavy metals disclosures for baby food products through an easy digital lookup.

What is California AB 899?

California AB 899 requires manufacturers of baby food products to make heavy metals testing results publicly accessible. The law is intended to improve transparency for parents and caregivers by ensuring information about lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury is easy to find and clearly presented for covered products.

Who it applies to and when

The requirements apply to manufacturers of baby food products sold in California, regardless of where the manufacturer is based. The law focuses on disclosure and accessibility of testing results, rather than prescribing how testing is conducted or requiring changes to product formulations or packaging formats.

How Orijin Plus supports AB 899 readiness

Orijin Plus supports brands preparing for these requirements through a connected packaging platform that manages batch-level product data and compliant consumer disclosures from a single system.

Batch and lot-level test result linking

Orijin Plus allows brands to upload heavy metals test results and certifications and link them directly to the correct batch or lot. This ensures disclosures are accurate, specific, and aligned to the product a consumer is holding.

Instant QR code access to batch-level disclosures

A single, permanent QR code can be used across all packaging runs. Consumers simply reference the batch code printed on the product to access the relevant test results, creating a clear, consumer-friendly, and compliant disclosure experience without reprinting packaging.

Centralised batch certification repository

Orijin Plus provides a structured repository for managing batch-level reports and certifications. This makes it easy for brands to maintain, update, and publish the right documents to the right batches as new test results become available.