Health Canada concludes a busy summer of recalls and administrative changes

摘要

While many of us had planned to relax and take it easy last summer, Health Canada did not appear to get the memo. They had an unusually active June, recalling products and making changes to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). Here's what you need to know: CCPSA Changes: Administrative, but check the details On June 22, Regulations Amending the Consumer Chemicals & Containers Regulations, 2001 (CCCR, 2001, which governs the sale of consumer chemical products in Canada) was published in the Canada Gazette. Overall, nothing jumped out at me as being of particular concern for companies selling consumer products into Canada. The Gazette characterizes the revision as being "administrative changes to the regulations [that] have no policy implications; they reflect current legislative drafting practices, correct inconsistencies between the English and French versions and bring certain product safety standards incorporated by reference up to date with the most current versions."