Health Canada Recall Blitz: Toxic and Flammable Aerosols
By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs & Product Safety Associate Recently, there have been an increased number of consumer product recalls by Health Canada due to improper labelling or [...]
Selling Your Products on Amazon? Here Are Some Things You Should Know
By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety Associate, email There are an increasing number of businesses that are choosing to sell their products through online channels such as [...]
Which Flash Point Method Should My Product Be Tested With?
By: Katherine Hatherley, Lab Technician, email It depends on the purpose of the testing. If you need your test results to be compliant with the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 [...]
TDG Exemptions – Why not use them?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Dangerous Goods in Canada are required to be shipped in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods – otherwise known to most of us [...]
TDG Proof of Classification. What is it and why is it being requested?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email More and more these days we have companies coming to us asking for help with a TDG inspector who is requesting a document called the Proof of [...]
NFPA 30, Brewing, Alcoholic Beverages, Flash Point and Sustained Combustion: Do You Need Explosion-Proof Equipment ?
By: Katherine Hatherley, Lab Technician, email Alcohol flavorings or alcohol essence flavors are used to enhance or change the taste of beverages like beer or spirits. A flavoring that contains [...]
Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers are Considered Dangerous Goods: Important Shipping Information
By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email If your business is manufacturing or importing alcohol-based hand sanitizers for sale or for free distribution in Canada to assist with the COVID-19 [...]
Transportation Classification and Requirements
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Proper classification for transportation is key to the health and safety of everyone. When a product is shipped from one destination to [...]
Flash Point Testing Methods ASTM D56 and ASTM D93
By: Dana Mladin, Sr. Laboratory Technician & Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email What Products: Consumer chemicals such as glass cleaners, hand sanitizers or surface cleaners containing [...]
When is a Flammable Liquid Not Flammable?
When it does not sustain combustion. By: Joe McCarthy, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Imagine not having to ship your product as a Hazardous Material or even as a Limited Quantity. [...]
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