RUDY’S LAW

Rudy’s Law (HB 97 / SB 723)

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

What is Rudy’s Law?

Rudy’s Law, enacted in Maryland under HB 97 and SB 723, requires baby food manufacturers to make heavy metals testing results publicly accessible. The law is intended to improve transparency for parents and caregivers by ensuring information on lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury can be easily reviewed for baby food products.

Who it applies to and when

The requirements apply to manufacturers of baby food products that are sold in Maryland, regardless of where the brand or manufacturer is located. The focus is on consumer access to testing results, not on how testing is performed or how products are manufactured.

How Orijin Plus supports Rudy’s Law 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, constant QR code on packaging can be used to power an easy consumer lookup experience. Consumers enter or select the batch code printed on the product to view the relevant test results, keeping the experience clear, accessible, and compliant.

Centralised batch certification repository

Orijin Plus provides a structured repository for managing batch-level reports and certifications. This makes it simple for brands to maintain, update, and publish the right documents to the right batches without manual workarounds or fragmented systems.