General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 915
January Session, 2011 *_____SB00915HED___030311____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 915
January Session, 2011
*_____SB00915HED___030311____*
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CHEMICAL INNOVATIONS INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AND THE PROHIBITION ON BISPHENOL-A IN INFANT FORMULA AND BABY FOOD CONTAINERS, JARS AND CANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Department of Higher Education shall study (1) issues concerning the Chemical Innovations Institute within The University of Connecticut Health Center and its role in making recommendations regarding chemical and toxin-related policies, and (2) the funding of other research institutes within institutions of higher education in the United States. Not later than January 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Higher Education shall report on such study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and environment in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 22a-903 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(b) The institute shall be overseen by a board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of (1) a member appointed by The University of Connecticut Health Center who shall be an ex-officio member of the board and shall serve as the executive director of the institute, [and] (2) the Commissioners of Public Health, Environmental Protection and Consumer Protection who shall be ex-officio members of the board, and (3) seven members appointed as follows: (A) One by the Governor, who represents a large Connecticut manufacturer that participates in an international marketplace and that has successfully implemented or is in the process of implementing green chemistry into its manufacturing process; (B) one by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who represents a small Connecticut manufacturer; (C) one by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who represents a state-wide occupational health and safety organization or union health and safety committee; (D) one by the majority leader of the Senate, who has expertise working with businesses to implement sustainable business practices; (E) one by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who represents a state-wide environmental health nonprofit organization; (F) one by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a health professional or scientist with expertise regarding the health effects of prenatal exposure to chemicals of concern or occupational environmental health; and (G) one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who has green chemistry training and expertise.
Sec. 3. Section 21a-12c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(a) For the purposes of this section, (1) "infant formula" means a milk-based or soy-based powder, concentrated liquid or ready-to-feed substitute for human breast milk, that is intended for infant consumption and is commercially available, and (2) "baby food" means a prepared solid food consisting of a soft paste or an easily chewed food that is intended for consumption by children two years of age or younger and is commercially available.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on and after October 1, [2011] 2012, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute in this state any infant formula or baby food that is stored in a plastic container, jar or can that contains bisphenol-A in any portion of such container, jar or can that comes into contact with such formula or food. Infant formula and baby food is considered to be free of bisphenol-A when, using the analytical methodology published by the World Health Organization and Health Canada, bisphenol-A is not quantifiable.
(c) A person may sell or distribute his or her existing inventory of infant formula or baby food containers, jars or cans containing bisphenol-A as of October 1, [2011] 2012, until October 1, [2012] 2013, or until such time as the federal Food and Drug Administration approves an acceptable alternative or alternatives to bisphenol-A for use in such containers, jars or cans, whichever is earlier, provided such person can demonstrate that such containers, jars or cans were purchased or acquired prior to October 1, [2011] 2012, in a quantity comparable to the containers, jars or cans purchased or acquired during the same period of the prior year.
(d) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage 22a-903(b)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2011 21a-12c
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Sec. 2
from passage
22a-903(b)
Sec. 3
October 1, 2011
21a-12c
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In section 1, subdivision designators were inserted for clarity.
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