SF 379

2nd Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/15/2013 02:10pm

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.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, no manufacturer or
wholesaler may knowingly sell or offer for sale in this state a children's food container
that contains bisphenol-A.
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new text begin (b) Beginning January 1, 2015, no retailer may knowingly sell or offer for sale in
this state a children's food container that contains bisphenol-A.
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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.
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new text begin (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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new text begin (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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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [325F.175] BISPHENOL-A REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.
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new text begin 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:
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new text begin (1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental
toxicity;
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new text begin (2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
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new text begin (3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or
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new text begin (4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic
toxicity.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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