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Recent Updates to the Revised In Commerce List

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Health Canada issued an update in the Canada Gazette on February 19, 2022, identifying 602 substances removed from the Revised In Commerce List...

Leak Test Requirement for CCCR Regulated Products

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The requirement to have a leakage test done is not new to the CCCR regulations but we are finding it is very...

Prop 65 Update -Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The California Prop 65 list was updated on February 25, 2022. There were two new chemicals added to the list. Should you...

Concentration Ranges on a Canadian Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – What range are you using?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email One of the biggest non-compliances I continue to see when I receive supplier Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) is section 3 and the...

WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List (IDL) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The terminology WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List is something of the past but I am continuing to see it on currently issued Canadian...

CCCR Classifications versus GHS Classifications – Combustible Liquids – What are some of the differences?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email As I’ve advised in the past, when determining the label for your product in Canada, you first need to determine where you...

GHS in Canada and the United States – What is the expectation for compliance?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email Over the last couple of months, there has been much talk about moving forward to Version 7 of the GHS for the...

Corrosivity – Why do I have to ship as corrosive when my product label does not have a corrosive symbol?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email As I indicated in a blog earlier this month, products for sale in Canada have different regulations that are applicable depending on...

Aspiration Toxicity – Why am I seeing different classifications in Canada?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email Products for sale in Canada have different regulations that are applicable depending on your intended audience, claims you want to make, etc....

Does Adding a Different Fragrance Change My Formulation?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email YES. When you are adding a new fragrance to a formulation, there can be potential changes to the product classification as well...

CCCR 2001 – Child-Resistant Container Requirements and Toxic Classifications

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The Canadian Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 (CCCR, 2001) contains some of the regulations that we must follow when classifying, packaging,...

Has Your Firepot Been Recalled?

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email Many portable fire pots available for sale on the Canadian market have been subjected to Health Canada’s regulatory enforcement. These products must meet...

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