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Bill would restrict high‑concentration sodium nitrite sales after families link product to youth suicides
Summary
Representative Charlotte Mena opened a public hearing on House Bill 1209, which would restrict sales and transfers of high‑concentration sodium nitrite and require warning labels, sales verification for commercial buyers and recordkeeping.
Representative Charlotte Mena opened a public hearing on House Bill 1209, which would restrict sales and transfers of high‑concentration sodium nitrite and require warning labels, sales verification for commercial buyers and recordkeeping.
Committee staff Peter Klotfelter summarized the proposal: products with sodium nitrite above 10% mass or volume could not be sold except to verified commercial businesses or institutions that affirm they require the product and provide an employer identification number. Sellers would need systems to verify business purchasers, packages would require a standardized danger warning, covered entities must keep sales records for three years, and civil…
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