Bill > HF2983

This bill modifies existing Minnesota consumer safety regulations by expanding protections related to lead, cadmium, arsenic, and chemicals of high concern in consumer products, with a specific focus on menstrual products. The bill adds menstrual products to the list of "covered products" subject to existing lead and cadmium restrictions, prohibiting their sale if they contain lead over 90 parts per million or cadmium over 75 parts per million. Additionally, the legislation establishes new requirements that menstrual products cannot contain arsenic or chemicals of high concern, and mandates that manufacturers disclose synthetic ingredients on product labels. The bill empowers the Pollution Control Agency, commerce department, and health department to request product testing and enforce these regulations, with manufacturers required to provide detailed test results upon request. The legislation also grants these agencies the ability to identify and prohibit additional product categories containing potentially harmful substances, with implementation dates between 2027 and 2032. Manufacturers who violate these provisions may face enforcement actions, and the agencies are authorized to establish fees to cover the costs of implementing these new consumer safety requirements.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2983&ssn=0&y=2025