as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/28/2013 12:39pm
A bill for an act
relating to children's health; prohibiting sale of children's food containers
containing bisphenol-A; 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) Beginning January 1, 2014, no manufacturer or
wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's food container that contains
bisphenol-A.
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(b) Beginning January 1, 2015, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a
children's food container that contains bisphenol-A.
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For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
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(1) "Children's food" means a food or liquid that is commercially available and is
designed, intended, or marketed by a manufacturer to be consumed by a child 12 years
of age or younger.
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(2) "Container" means a receptacle, box, can, or jar, including a lid, that is in direct
physical contact with a children's food.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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A manufacturer shall not replace a chemical the use of which is prohibited in section
325F.174 with a chemical designated by the Department of Health as a chemical of high
concern under section 116.9402.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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