Following Suffolk County (Intertek news update CN-222), the State of Minnesota has become the first state to ban bisphenol-A. The bill passed in the Senate and House on a 53-8 and 126-5 vote respectively.

The Challenge:

By January 1, 2010, no manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in the state a children's product that contains bisphenol-A. This does not apply to sale of a used children's product.

By January 1, 2011, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in the state a children's product that contains bisphenol-A.

Notes:

"Child" means a person under three years of age.

"Children's product" means an empty bottle or cup to be filled with food or liquid that is designed or intended by a manufacturer to be used by a child.

Norway, the US federal and many other states in the US have also proposed similar bills. For more information, please click the following links to view details:

• Norway:
  http://www.sft.no/nyheter/dokumenter/forbrukerprodukter_forslag_MD080708_5_english.pdf
• U.S. HR 1523:
  http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h1523ih.txt.pdf
• U.S. S 593:
  http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s593is.txt.pdf
• Connecticut HB 5499:
  http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/TOB/h/pdf/2009HB-05499-R00-HB.pdf
• Connecticut HB 6572:
  http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/FC/2009HB-06572-R000165-FC.htm
• Connecticut HB 791:
  http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/TOB/S/2009SB-00791-R00-SB.htm
• Hawaii HB 1633:
  http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/HB1633_HD1_.pdf
• Hawaii SB 815:
  http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB815_.pdf
• Maryland HB 15:
  http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0015f.pdf
• Massachusetts HB 2068:
  http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02068.pdf
• Massachusetts SB 432:
  http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st00/st00432.htm
• Minnesota SB 247:
  https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0247.0.html&session=ls86
• Missouri HB 848:
  http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills091/biltxt/intro/HB0848I.htm
• Montana HB 454:
  http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billpdf/HB0454.pdf
• New Jersey AB 2332:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A2500/2332_I1.PDF
• New Jersey AB 2958:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A3000/2958_I1.PDF
• New Jersey ACR 158:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/ACR/158_I1.PDF
• New Jersey SB 1428:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S1500/1428_I1.PDF
• New Jersey SB 1804:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S2000/1804_I1.PDF
• New Jersey SB 1859:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S2000/1859_I1.PDF
• New Jersey SR 46:
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/SR/46_U1.PDF
• New Mexico HB 225:
  http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/bills/house/HB0225.pdf
• New York AB 4602:
  http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=a04602&sh=t
• New York AB 3296:
  http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S03296&sh=t
• New York SB 770:
  http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=s00770&sh=t
• Pennsylvania HB 221:
  http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0221&pn=0226
• Rhode Island HB 5038:
  http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext09/housetext09/h5038.pdf
• Rhode Island HB 5132:
  http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext09/housetext09/h5038.pdf
• Texas HB 792:
  http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00792I.pdf
• Texas HB 1524:
  http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01524I.pdf
• Vermont HB 373:
  http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bills/Intro/H-373.pdf
• Vermont HB 76:
  http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bills/intro/S-076.pdf