Minnesota Session Laws - 2013, Regular Session

CHAPTER 58--H.F.No. 458

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:

Section 1.

new text begin [325F.176] DEFINITIONS. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of sections 325F.176 to 325F.178, the following terms have the meanings given them. new text end

new text begin (b) "Child" means a person under eight years of age. new text end

new text begin (c) "Children's product" means a product primarily 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, children's toys that are covered by the ASTM International F963 standard for Toy Safety, or a medical device as defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, section 321(h), as amended through February 15, 2013. 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.177] FORMALDEHYDE IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS; BAN. new text end

new text begin (a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's product that intentionally contains: new text end

new text begin (1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or new text end

new text begin (2) ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and pressure to release formaldehyde. new text end

new text begin (b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's product that intentionally contains: new text end

new text begin (1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or new text end

new text begin (2) ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and pressure to release formaldehyde. 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. 3.

new text begin [325F.178] FORMALDEHYDE REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS. new text end

new text begin (a) A manufacturer shall not replace a chemical whose use is prohibited in section 325F.175 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 (b) For the purposes of this section, international agency does not include an agency affiliated with a country on the U.S. Department of State list of state sponsors of terrorism or the U.S. Department of Treasury list of countries with trade restrictions or sanctions. new text end

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. new text end

Presented to the governor May 9, 2013

Signed by the governor May 13, 2013, 2:58 p.m.