HF 1884

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/06/2025 05:12 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to trade regulations; requiring retailers to display signage warning about
the dangers of mercury-containing skin-lightening products; 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.998] SKIN-LIGHTENER SIGNAGE REQUIRED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Signage required. new text end

new text begin After August 1, 2026, at each location where
skin-lightening products are sold at retail, the retailer must display a sign in plain view to
provide public notice that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal
and subject to penalties, and that using skin-lightening products that contain mercury may
result in adverse health consequences. The notice must be placed in a conspicuous location
in the retail establishment and must be readily visible to any person who is purchasing or
attempting to purchase skin-lightening products.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Signage development. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and
the commissioner of health, in consultation with community-based organizations that have
worked to raise awareness about mercury in skin-lightening products, must jointly develop
the signage required by subdivision 1. Words on the signage must be displayed in at least
the English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, French, Ethiopian, and Oromo languages.
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