There have been 32 administrative changes to Canada’s Consumer Products Regulations that come under the Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act. The modifications to the Consumer Products Act include:
• Housekeeping revisions, to modernize the regulations and update static references.
• Modifications to address concerns about inconsistencies between the English and French versions of certain regulations.
• Removing references to the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) or hazardous products’ in regulations titles.
The modifications, that came into force on June 22, 2016, deal with regulations such as:
• Asbestos Products Regulations,
• Consumer chemicals and containers,
• Consumer products containing lead; and
• Surface coating materials.
For more information, please visit Chemical Watch and Canada’s Justice Laws Website. Please contact Nexreg for Canadian SDS/MSDS services
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