<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 459<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to children's health; prohibiting sale of children's food containers <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>containing bisphenol-A;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>chapter 325F.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>May 8, 2013<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 459 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 459 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Section 1. <b>[325F.174] BISPHENOL-A IN CHILDREN'S FOOD CONTAINERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibition.</b> (a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>wholesaler may knowingly sell or offer for sale in this state infant formula, baby food, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>toddler food stored in a container that contains intentionally added bisphenol-A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may knowingly sell or offer for sale in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>this state infant formula, baby food, or toddler food stored in a container that contains <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>intentionally added bisphenol-A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>(a) "Baby food" means a prepared solid food consisting of a soft paste or an easily <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>chewed food that is primarily intended for consumption by children two years of age <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>or younger and is commercially available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>(b) "Container" means a receptacle, box, can, or jar, including a lid, that is in direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>physical contact with a children's food.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(c) "Infant formula" means a liquid or powder that purports to be or is represented <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>for special dietary use solely as a food for infants by reason of its simulation of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>milk or its suitability as a complete or partial substitute for human milk.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(d) "Toddler food" means any food or beverage, other than baby food or infant <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>formula, that is primarily intended for consumption by children under three years of age. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>For purposes of this section, toddler food in can containers is not included in this definition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[325F.175] BISPHENOL-A REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>Beginning August 1, 2014, a manufacturer shall not replace a chemical the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>which is prohibited in section 325F.174 with a chemical known to the manufacturer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>have been identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>international agency as being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>toxicity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>toxicity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment."<br />
         		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Joe Atkins<br />
                  		
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               <td>Leon Lillie<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Jim Abeler<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Katie Sieben<br />
                  		
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               <td>Chris A. Eaton<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Carrie Ruud<br />
                  		
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