About the Canadian product safety pledge for consumer products and cosmetics
Learn about the Canadian product safety pledge. Online marketplaces are signing the pledge to strengthen the safety of consumer products and cosmetics sold online.
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What is the pledge
Health Canada launched the pledge on September 28, 2023. The pledge is part of our ongoing commitment to protect the health and safety of people in Canada.
Canadian product safety pledge for consumer products and cosmetics
By signing the pledge, online marketplaces are making a commitment to take 14 preventative and corrective actions. These actions will help strengthen the safety of consumer products and cosmetics purchased through their online marketplaces.
The actions include:
- detecting and preventing the sale of unsafe products
- co-operating with Health Canada
- raising product safety awareness among sellers
- empowering consumers on product safety issues
To track progress and measure the pledge's impact on the safety of consumer products and cosmetics available online, Health Canada will monitor the preventative and corrective actions that signatories take. We will also publish an annual report.
Signatories to the pledge
Companies that have already signed the pledge are:
- Amazon Canada
- eBay Canada
- Temu Canada
- AliExpress
Join the pledge
Online marketplaces can strengthen their commitment to product safety in Canada by becoming a signatory to the pledge.
Contact Health Canada for more information or to express your interest in signing the pledge. Email us at ps.pledge-engagement.sp@hc-sc.gc.ca.