Allie Schneider is a research associate for Early Childhood Policy at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, she was a Southern Education Leadership Initiative fellow at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, where her work focused on improving equity in statewide public education funding. She also previously interned at Zero to Three as a researcher and writer for the 2021 State of Babies Yearbook, an annual policy report of national and state data on infant and toddler well-being. Schneider is from Atlanta and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science from Yale University, where she also completed certificates in education studies and statistics and data science.
5 Actions the FDA Can Take To Reduce Heavy Metal Toxins in Baby Food
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revises guidance for allowable levels of lead in baby food, further federal action is needed to protect all young children from environmental toxins in food products.
CAP’s Comments on FDA Draft Guidance for Lead Levels in Foods Marketed to Babies and Young Children
The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in response to the agency’s proposed draft guidance intended to reduce lead in foods marketed for infants and young children.
Disparities in Housing, Health Care, Child Care, and Economic Security Affect Babies for Life
Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and toddler health.
