1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; providing consumer protection; permitting products that 
1.3 	contain triclosan or similar antibacterial compounds to be labeled as "triclosan 
1.4 	free" only under certain circumstances;proposing coding for new law in 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [325F.1791] CERTAIN ANTIBACTERIAL PRODUCTS; SALE 
1.8 	PERMITTED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Generally. A person may offer for sale in Minnesota a product that 
1.10 	contains only trace amounts of triclosan, triclocarban, or similar antibacterial compounds 
1.11 	and may label the product as "triclosan free."
1.12 		Subd. 2.Exception. Subdivision 1 applies only if the trace amounts of triclosan, 
1.13 	triclocarban, or similar antibacterial compounds referenced in subdivision 1 were caused 
1.14 	by the raw materials or the manufacturing process and were not added by the seller.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2015, and applies to 
1.16 	products offered for sale or sold on or after that date.