HF 2772

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/10/2014 03:56pm

A bill for an act
relating to public health; prohibiting the sale of certain cleaning products
containing triclosan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 145.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [145.945] CERTAIN CLEANING PRODUCTS PROHIBITED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease and
avoidable infections and to promote best practices in sanitation, no person shall offer for
sale in Minnesota any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is used for sanitizing or
hand and body cleansing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Exception. new text end

new text begin The prohibition in subdivision 1 shall not apply to individual
products for which specific United States Food and Drug Administration approval for
consumer use has been secured.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.
new text end