June 05, 2008

Whether shopping for food, toys or any other household product, Canadian consumers can pick and choose from products grown or manufactured all over the world.

With this increased choice comes an increased challenge to ensure our product safety laws are up to date. That is why our Government tabled Bill C-52, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). This legislation:

• prohibits the sale of certain listed products and provides for testing and evaluation of consumer products;
• makes it mandatory for manufacturers, importers, and sellers of consumer products to report dangerous incidents associated with these products;
• obliges manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products to report product or labelling defects that result, or might reasonably be expected to result, in death or serious adverse effects on health, including serious injury;
• requires manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products to report recalls of consumer products initiated by governments and government institutions in Canada or elsewhere;
• provides for the inspection and seizure of consumer products for the purpose of verifying compliance or non-compliance with the bill’s provisions;
• empowers the federal government to institute interim and permanent recalls of products that pose, or might reasonably be expected to pose, a danger to human health or safety; and
• establishes both criminal and administrative penalties for those who violate the CCPSA or orders made under it.
  

When it comes to our protecting Canadians’ health, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Government are delivering real action and real results for Canadians.

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