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AZ SB1358

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2013

Primary Sponsor

Katie Hobbs

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-first Legislature - First Regular Session (2013)

AI Summary

  • Beginning January 1, 2015, prohibits manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing infant formula, baby food, or child containers containing bisphenol A (BPA) in Arizona.

  • Allows sale of existing inventory of BPA-containing infant formula and baby food containers purchased before the effective date until December 31, 2014, if quantities are comparable to prior year purchases.

  • Establishes civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation, with collected penalties deposited into the Department of Weights and Measures Enforcement Fund.

  • Requires that BPA be replaced with the least toxic alternative and prohibits replacement with carcinogens rated as EPA Group A, B, or C or reproductive toxicants causing birth defects or developmental harm.

  • Exempts consumer resale and consumer use distribution from the chapter's requirements and designates the Department of Weights and Measures for enforcement.

Legislative Description

Sale of BPA products; prohibition

Last Action

Referred to Senate HHS Committee

2/5/2013

Full Bill Text

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