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Panel advances bill requiring retailers be notified that mercury in skin‑lightening products is illegal
Summary
Senate File 1481 would require the MPCA to notify retailers that selling skin‑lightening products containing mercury is illegal and require retailer self‑certification; sponsors and public‑health groups emphasized mercury's harms and requested education and enforcement support; committee laid the bill over.
The Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee heard Senate File 1481 on March 20, a bill that would require the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to send annual notice to retailers that selling skin‑lightening products containing mercury is illegal and require retailers to return a certification confirming receipt and compliance.
Senator Sarah Pappas, sponsor of the bill, said the statute aims to help retailers and consumers in communities where skin‑lightening products are widely…
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