HB 2426 -- Missouri Children's Products Safety Act

Sponsor:  Holsman

This bill establishes the Missouri Children's Product Safety Act
which prohibits any person or entity from manufacturing, selling,
or distributing any toy or child care item for use by a child
younger than three years of age that can be placed in the child's
mouth and contains more than .1% diisononyl phthalate (DINP),
diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), or di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP).
Manufacturers must use the least toxic alternative that is not a
A, B, or C carcinogen, as rated by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, and cannot replace phthalates
with a reproductive toxicant.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm