Loading chat...

DE HB109

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2013

Primary Sponsor

John Kowalko

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

147th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands Delaware's bisphenol-A (BPA) ban from children's bottles and cups to all reusable food and beverage containers, including baby bottles, sports bottles, and thermoses

  • Prohibits BPA in food packaging for products intended for or marketed to children age 12 and under, including infant formula containers

  • Bans manufacturers from replacing BPA with known or suspected carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, or endocrine-disrupting chemicals as identified by EPA and European Commission lists

  • Requires all food packaging containing BPA to display a front-label warning stating "this package contains bisphenol A"

  • Mandates manufacturers post on their websites the chemical identity of all food contact substances or indirect food additives used in canned food; violations constitute a class A misdemeanor

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prohibited Trade Practices.

Last Action

Re-Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

5/1/2013

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Development5/1/2013

Full Bill Text

No bill text available