New since Monday, May 5

The text of the Public Health Omnibus bill containing the deca BDE phase out, and the phase out of phthalates in children's products as it was passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate.

Late last night the Minnesota House and Senate passed a bill that would protect children from toxic chemical exposures. The Public Health Omnibus Bill (SF 651) is a first step in regulating toxic chemicals in the state of Minnesota. With emerging science and consumer dissatisfaction on the rise, many states are taking the lead to regulate chemicals, where the federal government has fallen behind.