1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to food safety; requiring labeling of genetically engineered food; 
1.3 	providing criminal penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.5 	chapter 31.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 31.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 33.Genetically engineered organism. "Genetically engineered organism" 
1.10 	has the meaning given in section 18F.02, subdivision 5.

1.11 	Sec. 2. [31.1215] GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD.
1.12 		Subdivision 1.Label required. No person shall sell, distribute, or offer for sale a 
1.13 	food if it contains a genetically engineered organism, or was produced with a genetically 
1.14 	engineered organism, unless it bears a label that provides the following disclosure 
1.15 	notice in boldface print of not less than ten-point type: "THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS 
1.16 	A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISM, OR WAS PRODUCED WITH A 
1.17 	GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISM."
1.18 		Subd. 2.Classification. A food shall be considered to have been produced with a 
1.19 	genetically engineered organism if:
1.20 	(1) the organism from which the food is derived has been injected or has otherwise 
1.21 	been treated with a genetically engineered organism;
1.22 	(2) the animal from which the food is derived has been fed a genetically engineered 
1.23 	organism; or
1.24 	(3) the food contains an ingredient that is a food to which clause (1) or (2) applies.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. This section shall not apply to food served in restaurants or 
2.2 	other establishments where food is served for immediate human consumption.
2.3 		Subd. 4.Methodologies. The commissioner shall establish methodologies 
2.4 	necessary for the purposes of this section, including the testing of food to determine the 
2.5 	presence of a genetically engineered organism.
2.6 		Subd. 5.Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for food sold, offered for sale, or 
2.8 	distributed after January 1, 2013.