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SF 379

3rd Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/02/2013 08:59am

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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:

Section 1.

new text begin [325F.174] BISPHENOL-A IN CHILDREN'S FOOD CONTAINERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin (a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or
wholesaler may knowingly sell or offer for sale in this state infant formula, baby food, or
toddler food stored in a container that contains intentionally added bisphenol-A.
new text end

new text begin (b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may knowingly sell or offer for sale in
this state infant formula, baby food, or toddler food stored in a container that contains
intentionally added bisphenol-A.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (a) "Baby food" means a prepared solid food consisting of a soft paste or an easily
chewed food that is intended for consumption by children two years of age or younger
and is commercially available.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Container" means a receptacle, box, can, or jar, including a lid, that is in direct
physical contact with a children's food.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Infant formula" means a liquid or powder that purports to be or is represented
for special dietary use solely as a food for infants by reason of its simulation of human
milk or its suitability as a complete or partial substitute for human milk.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Toddler food" means any food or beverage, other than baby food or infant
formula, that is intended for consumption by children under three years of age. For
purposes of this section, toddler food in can containers is not included in this definition.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [325F.175] BISPHENOL-A REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.
new text end

new text begin Beginning August 1, 2014, a manufacturer shall not replace a chemical the use of
which is prohibited in section 325F.174 with a chemical known to the manufacturer to
have been 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:
new text end

new text begin (1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental
toxicity;
new text end

new text begin (2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
new text end

new text begin (3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or
new text end

new text begin (4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic
toxicity.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end