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A recent amendment to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) clarified that that the CCPSA applies to consumer products that meet the definition of 'treated article' in the Pest [...]

Health Canada monitors hazards and risks posed by consumer products. Health Canada has recently added lithium-ion batteries (including products containing lithium-ion batteries), water beads, and infant bath seats to its [...]

The electric bicycle market is booming-the number of manufacturers, retailers, and bicycle models present in Canada keep growing. But while consumer interest in electric bicycles is increasing, regulatory interest in [...]

Toronto: Livingston International has issued the following press release: The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) sets out obligations that Health Canada describes as general prohibitions (GPs) with respect to [...]

Toronto: Livingston International has issued the following press release: Health Canada is notifying interested parties that an updated industry guide for vaping products that are subject to the Canada Consumer [...]

Health Canada recently proposed measures to reduce the impact of vaping product advertising on youth and non-users of tobacco products. If implemented, these proposals would significantly change vaping promotional restrictions [...]

Health Canada has recently published a proposal to amend the Childrens Jewellery Regulations. If approved, the new law could become effective in Q4 of 2017. The Childrens Jewellery Regulations (SOR/2016-168 [...]

Canada has published a set of Regulations governing the safety of a wide variety of consumer products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). Many of these Regulations took [...]

The Government of Canada has been busy making changes to a number of regulations relating to consumer products. Government of Canada updates HPA regulations to align with CCPSA The Government [...]

An update on Health Canada's consumer product safety transparency initiative and a note on the prohibition on toys and children's products that contain TCEP in polyurethane foam. 1. Update on [...]

Here's what's new with the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act... Increased Transparency in New Summary Reports: As part of Health Canada's stated ongoing commitment to transparency, it has announced that [...]

In This Issue Charlton in Charge: BC Court of Appeal Overturns Pharmaceutical Class Action Certification Due to Plaintiff's Failure to Provide Workable Causation Methodology Files Exhibited, Fines Unlimited: Health Industry [...]

In recent years Health Canada has been expanding its legislative and regulatory powers in respect of consumer safety on a number of fronts. In particular, the federal government recently passed [...]

The summer of 2014 will mark the three year anniversary of Canada's current consumer product safety regime. The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act ('CCPSA') impacts manufacturers, importers/exporters, advertisers and sellers [...]

Byline: GLORIA GALLOWAY OTTAWA -- A major overhaul of consumer protection laws announced yesterday will introduce fines for people who put unsafe goods on store shelves and allow the government [...]

Byline: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Dec 24, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- The Government of Canada launched many new initiatives in 2013 to better protect Canadian consumers from dangerous products and unfair [...]

The proposed Exemption Regulations (Consumer Products) to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act ('CCPSA') have now been published. The regulations would exempt retailers from preparing and maintaining certain documents in [...]

Readers of our blog tend to pay a lot of attention to federal and state product safety developments for obvious reasons. But, if your firm sells consumer products abroad, such [...]

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act came into force on June 20, 2011. It establishes legislative and regulatory requirements intended to modernize and strengthen Canada's safety system for consumer products. [...]

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 4, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced the Harper Government has introduced new fines of up to $25,000 per [...]

Byline: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 04, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced the Harper Government has introduced new fines of up to $25,000 [...]

​Health Canada is updating its Guidance on Mandatory Incident Reporting under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - Section 14 Duties in the Event of an Incident and is launching [...]

Edited by Keith Batten. New and expanded product safety legislation in Canada, superimposed on a backdrop of jurisdictions willing to certify mass tort and personal injury claims, has created an [...]

With the recent coming into force of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (the 'CCPSA') on June 20, 2011, the Canadian product safety landscape has changed. The introduction of the [...]

Introduction A recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court1 illustrates the unwillingness of courts to impose private law duties on governmental agencies tasked with regulatory authority over consumer products [...]

Byline: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 02, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. The issue: Health Canada is reminding consumers about the [...]

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA)1 will come into force on June 20, 2011, after receiving royal assent on December 14, 2010. It is aimed at preventing and dealing [...]

After a protracted journey through Parliament totalling more than two and a half years, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) is now in force. This legislation will have a [...]

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), which came into force on June 20, 2011, significantly changes Canada's approach to consumer product regulation and recalls. The CCPSA was introduced to [...]

The federal government has passed the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), which will come into force on June 20, 2011. The CCPSA will replace Part I of the Hazardous [...]

Retailers operating in Canada will soon face significant new obligations under the new Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. The federal government has just announced that this wide-ranging legislation, enacted in [...]

On December 15, 2010 the new Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) received royal assent. It is expected to come into force in the next few months under an accelerated [...]