1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring cannabinoid product labels to contain a bar code or 
1.3 	QR code;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.72, subdivision 5.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.72, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 5.Labeling requirements. (a) A product regulated under this section must bear 
1.7 	a label that contains, at a minimum:
1.8 	(1) the name, location, contact phone number, and website of the manufacturer of the 
1.9 	product;
1.10 	(2) the name and address of the independent, accredited laboratory used by the 
1.11 	manufacturer to test the product;
1.12 	(3) an accurate statement of the amount or percentage of cannabinoids found in each 
1.13 	unit of the product meant to be consumed; and
1.14 	(4) a scannable bar code or QR code that links to the following information on the 
1.15 	product:
1.16 	(i) batch identification number;
1.17 	(ii) product name;
1.18 	(iii) batch date;
1.19 	(iv) expiration date;
1.20 	(v) batch size;
2.1 	(vi) total quantity produced; and
2.2 	(vii) ingredient used, including the:
2.3 	(A) ingredient name;
2.4 	(B) name of company that manufactured the ingredient;
2.5 	(C) company or product identification number, if applicable; and
2.6 	(D) ingredient lot number; and
2.7 	(4)(5) a statement stating that this product does not claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or 
2.8 	prevent any disease and has not been evaluated or approved by the United States Food and 
2.9 	Drug Administration (FDA) unless the product has been so approved.
2.10 	(b) The information required to be on the label must be prominently and conspicuously 
2.11 	placed and in terms that can be easily read and understood by the consumer.
2.12 	(c) The label must not contain any claim that the product may be used or is effective for 
2.13 	the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or that it may be used to alter the structure 
2.14 	or function of human or animal bodies, unless the claim has been approved by the FDA.