1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/28/2013 12:38pm
A bill for an act
relating to public health; banning formaldehyde in certain children's products;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) For the purposes of sections 325F.174 to 325F.176, the following terms have
the meanings given them.
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(b) "Child" means a person under 12 years of age.
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(c) "Children's product" means a product designed or intended by a manufacturer
to be physically applied to or introduced into a child's body, including any article used
as a component of such a product and excluding a food, beverage, dietary supplement,
pharmaceutical product or biologic, toy, or a medical device as defined in the federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, section 321(h).
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Beginning January 1, 2014, no manufacturer may sell or offer for initial sale at retail
in this state a children's product that contains:
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(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or
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(2) ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and
pressure to release formaldehyde.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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A manufacturer shall not replace a chemical whose use is prohibited in section
325F.175 with a chemical identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a
state, federal, or international agency as being known or suspected with a high degree of
probability to:
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(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental
toxicity;
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(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
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(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or
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(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic
toxicity.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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