Archived Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report - Cyclical Enforcement Project 2017-2018: Surface Coating Materials Regulations
Fiscal Year 2017-2018
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and its regulations.
The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify industry's compliance of products with an applied surface coating material with the specific lead content requirements of the Surface Coating Materials Regulations.
For this project, compliance of select products for children, including furniture, with the Surface Coating Materials Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and sampled relevant products. Compliance with the requirements of the Regulations was then verified either by Health Canada Inspectors on-site using an x-ray fluorescence machine or through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.
Prior to initiating this CE project, the CPSP carried out a market survey to identify products for children in Canada that may be subject to the Regulations. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2017-2018 fiscal year, chemical testing of 9 different products was carried out. All products were compliant and no corrective actions were required.
Results
Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the products subject to this enforcement action.
Summary of the samples assessed and corrective actions taken during this project
| Brand | Product Name | Source of Sample | Determination | Corrective Action |
| Clément Baby and Decor | Montreal Canadiens Totem | Clément | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Guidecraft | See & Store Storage Step-Up Stool | Hudson's Bay | No compliance issues detected | None |
| M&R Home Maison | Blue Paddle Wooden Wall Hanger | Danson Décor | No compliance issues detected | None |
| The Peanutshell | Shadow Box Art Elephant | Toys"R"Us | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Pearhead | Fun Friend Wooden Bank |
Snuggle Bugz | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Pottery Barn Kids | Grey A-Z Alphabet Bookends | Pottery Barn Kids | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Teamson Kids | Fantasy Fields Sunny Safari Bookends | Wayfair Canada | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Tree by Kerri Lee | Baby Blocks | Chapters | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Unknown | Children's Wooden Bear Stool | Winners HomeSense | No compliance issues detected | None |
Disclaimer: A systematic bias is applied during inspection and sampling. Products are not randomly selected but are chosen because they are deemed by the inspector to be more likely to not meet health and safety requirements due to characteristics that are observed. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CE projects are very small, the findings of CE projects are not intended to reflect overall market compliance unless otherwise stated. Note that these summary reports relate only to the product(s) actually tested and the specific criteria indicated. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).
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