1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to trade regulations; requiring retailers to display signage warning about
1.3 the dangers of mercury-containing skin-lightening products; proposing coding for
1.4 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [325F.998] SKIN-LIGHTENER SIGNAGE REQUIRED.
1.7 Subdivision 1.Signage required.After August 1, 2026, at each location where
1.8skin-lightening products are sold at retail, the retailer must display a sign in plain view to
1.9provide public notice that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal
1.10and subject to penalties, and that using skin-lightening products that contain mercury may
1.11result in adverse health consequences. The notice must be placed in a conspicuous location
1.12in the retail establishment and must be readily visible to any person who is purchasing or
1.13attempting to purchase skin-lightening products.
1.14 Subd. 2.Signage development.The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and
1.15the commissioner of health, in consultation with community-based organizations that have
1.16worked to raise awareness about mercury in skin-lightening products, must jointly develop
1.17the signage required by subdivision 1. Words on the signage must be displayed in at least
1.18the English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, French, Ethiopian, and Oromo languages.
1Section 1.
25-02456 as introduced02/04/25 REVISOR RSI/VJ
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1481NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS and Abeler)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/17/2025
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection