STAND. COM. REP. NO.  58

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 396

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 396 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOXIC PRODUCTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to promote the health and safety of children by:

(1)  Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food and drink containers for young children that contain bisphenol A or phthalates; and

(2)  Requiring manufacturers to choose safe alternatives to these substances.

The Department of Health; Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter; and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The Toy Industry Association, Inc. opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Deleting all references to phthalate;

(2)  Amending the definition of "child care article" to mean a reusable food or drink container that is designed and intended by the manufacturer to be filled with food or liquid and to be used by a child; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 396, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 396, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair