SF 159

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 09:34am

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring cannabinoid product labels to contain a bar code or
QR code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.72, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.72, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Labeling requirements.

(a) A product regulated under this section must bear
a label that contains, at a minimum:

(1) the name, location, contact phone number, and website of the manufacturer of the
product;

(2) the name and address of the independent, accredited laboratory used by the
manufacturer to test the product;

(3) an accurate statement of the amount or percentage of cannabinoids found in each
unit of the product meant to be consumed; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

new text begin (4) a scannable bar code or QR code that links to the following information on the
product:
new text end

new text begin (i) batch identification number;
new text end

new text begin (ii) product name;
new text end

new text begin (iii) batch date;
new text end

new text begin (iv) expiration date;
new text end

new text begin (v) batch size;
new text end

new text begin (vi) total quantity produced; and
new text end

new text begin (vii) ingredient used, including the:
new text end

new text begin (A) ingredient name;
new text end

new text begin (B) name of company that manufactured the ingredient;
new text end

new text begin (C) company or product identification number, if applicable; and
new text end

new text begin (D) ingredient lot number; and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end a statement stating that this product does not claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or
prevent any disease and has not been evaluated or approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) unless the product has been so approved.

(b) The information required to be on the label must be prominently and conspicuously
placed and in terms that can be easily read and understood by the consumer.

(c) The label must not contain any claim that the product may be used or is effective for
the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or that it may be used to alter the structure
or function of human or animal bodies, unless the claim has been approved by the FDA.