1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to children's health; prohibiting sale of children's food containers 
1.3 	containing bisphenol-A;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 325F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [325F.174] BISPHENOL-A IN CHILDREN'S FOOD CONTAINERS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Prohibition. (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, no manufacturer or 
1.8 	wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's food container that contains 
1.9 	bisphenol-A.
1.10 	(b) Beginning January 1, 2015, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a 
1.11 	children's food container that contains bisphenol-A.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
1.13 	meanings given.
1.14 	(1) "Children's food" means a food or liquid that is commercially available and is 
1.15 	designed, intended, or marketed by a manufacturer to be consumed by a child 12 years 
1.16 	of age or younger.
1.17 	(2) "Container" means a receptacle, box, can, or jar, including a lid, that is in direct 
1.18 	physical contact with a children's food.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.20 	Sec. 2. [325F.175] BISPHENOL-A REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.
1.21 	A manufacturer shall not replace a chemical the use of which is prohibited in 
1.22 	section  325F.174 with a chemical identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence 
2.1 	by a state, federal, or international agency as being known or suspected with a high 
2.2 	degree of probability to:
2.3 	(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental 
2.4 	toxicity;
2.5 	(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
2.6 	(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or 
2.7 	(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic 
2.8 	toxicity.

2.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.