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Evaluating Stain Removal Performance in Home Laundering

By: Katherine Hatherley, LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email You may have seen a laundry detergent commercial where two identical shirts are splashed with mud, wine, or rubbed with grass stain. This...

Testing the Effect of Household Chemicals on Home Surfaces (Clear and Pigmented Organic) ASTM D1308

By: Katherine Hatherley, LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email When it comes to ensuring a positive consumer experience, testing the effects of household chemicals to determine if they have an undesired effect...

Canada’s VOC Regulations

By Dana Mladin, SR. TECHNICAL CONSULTANT, email On January 5, 2022, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published regulatory changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 by adopting the...

Ensuring Safety & Quality: Cosmetic Laboratory Testing

By Kate Hatherley, C.TECH., LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email Cosmetic products are an essential part of our daily routines. Cosmetics help us feel confident and express our individuality. The multi-billion-dollar cosmetics...

Physical Properties Testing

By Kate Hatherley, C.TECH., LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email   Physical properties testing is essential to ensure the quality, safety and compliance of your products. Dell Tech’s chemical lab testing services...

What Is A Pesticide?

By Gorby Sandhu, M. PHARM., SENIOR REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, email If you’re asking yourself, ‘What is a pesticide?’, you’re not alone. Pesticides come up in conversations, in news articles and...

Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist and Proposed Updates

By: Teah Jazey, REGULATORY AFFAIRS & PRODUCT SAFETY ASSOCIATE, email What is the Canadian Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist? The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist is a tool that Health Canada uses to inform...

Government of Canada Public Advisory for Water Beads

By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email   The Government of Canada has issued a public advisory the associated risks with water beads. These small beads also known as...

Notice of Intent – Proposed Amendments to the Existing Requirements of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations (CCCR, 2001)

By: Teah Jazey, BAT (HONS), REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND PRODUCT SAFETY ASSOCIATE, email On July 11th Health Canada published a Notice of intent – Proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products...

Canada Issues Update to Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) to Align with Rev 7 and 8 of GHS

By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email The Background of Canada’s Update to the HPR On January 4, 2023, Health Canada issued amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR)...

Wildfire Smoke: Health Effects and How to Protect Yourself

By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST As wildfires continue to ravage forests and grasslands across Canada, emergency responders are tirelessly working to contain the fires and protect impacted communities....

Health Canada NNHPD Announces Consultation Period for Proposed Fees for Natural Health Products

By: Joanna Chudyk, M. Sc., Regulatory Affairs Specialist On May 12, 2023, the NNHPD announced the beginning of a consultation period related to proposed fees for natural health products. To...

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