HF 3089

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/21/2014 12:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; providing consumer protection; permitting products that
contain triclosan or similar antibacterial compounds to be labeled as "triclosan
free" only under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [325F.1791] CERTAIN ANTIBACTERIAL PRODUCTS; SALE
PERMITTED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin A person may offer for sale in Minnesota a product that
contains only trace amounts of triclosan, triclocarban, or similar antibacterial compounds
and may label the product as "triclosan free."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Exception. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1 applies only if the trace amounts of triclosan,
triclocarban, or similar antibacterial compounds referenced in subdivision 1 were caused
by the raw materials or the manufacturing process and were not added by the seller.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2015, and applies to
products offered for sale or sold on or after that date.
new text end