Product Safety

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email I am noticing more and more that Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) coming from other countries into Canada are still referencing our older [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The California Cleaning Product Right To Know Act seems to be a hot topic these days. Many more companies are becoming aware of this [...]

By: Katherine Hatherley, Lab Technician, email OECD 435/Corrositex® (CTX) is a skin corrosion test kit that synthesizes a barrier that mimics natural skin. This test does not use live animals. [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When asked to create a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or provide Transportation Consulting for my clients, I always ask if there is any data they [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System and as I’ve advised in the past, it is not AT ALL harmonized globally. Different countries [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Just a reminder that Health Canada is hosting the 5th North America Consumer Product Safety Summit on September 22 & 23, 2021. This is a [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email On May 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, had issued a notice of informal hearing [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Products that are intended for sale within Canada must meet the requirements of a variety of different regulations. There are a multitude of [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Health Canada is hosting the 5th North America Consumer Product Safety Summit on September 22 & 23, 2021. This is a virtual event where [...]

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email On May 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, had issued a notice of informal [...]