Compliance Verification Project 2021-2022: Toys Regulations (Plush Toys)
Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and its regulations.
The purpose of this Compliance Verification (CV) project was to verify industry's compliance of children's plush toys with specific mechanical requirements of the Toys Regulations.
For this project, compliance of plush toys with the Toys Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors sampled relevant products from both physical and online establishments. Compliance with the requirements listed under the Regulations was then verified through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.
Prior to initiating inspections, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of children's plush toy companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year, mechanical testing of 25 different products was carried out. One product failed to meet the requirements of the Toys Regulations. This resulted in 1 recall to address the non-compliance. There were 24 instances in which no corrective action was required.
Results
Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the product subject to this enforcement action.
Brand |
Product Name |
Source of Sample |
Determination |
Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aurora |
Grizzly Bear |
Discovery Centre |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
B Toys |
Candy Pup |
Maison Battat Inc. |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Bigiggles |
Bigiggles Bruce Koala |
Imports Dragon |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Carters Osh Kosh |
Puppy Bandana Buddy Activity Toy |
Carters Osh Kosh |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
David Youngson and Associates |
Jellycat: Bashful unicorn large |
David Youngson and Associates |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
DENIS |
DENIS Dog |
Caravan Softoys |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Douglas Toys |
Berger australien |
La Ribouldingue |
Did not meet the eyes and noses requirement |
|
Education Station |
Puppet Buddies Owl |
Education Station |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Faire |
Baby Basik the Cat in Fly Agaric Hat |
STP imports; STPGoods |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Folkmanis Puppets |
Mini Dog |
Toad Hall Toys |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
GUND |
Gund Philbin bear plush |
Spin Master (GUND) |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Histoire d'Ours |
Sweety - souris 40 cm |
Club Jouet (imported by K.I.D. Toy) |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Jellycat |
Little Pig |
Dilly Dally |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Manhattan Toys |
Mon Ami Lucky Dog |
Kite and Kaboodle |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Mary Meyer |
Blush Putty Unicorn |
The Royal Diaperer |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Melissa & Doug |
Barn Buddies Hand Puppets |
Castle Toys |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Miniso |
Mr. Rabbit (blue) |
Miniso |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
MGA Entertainment |
Lalaloopsy Sunsplash with Pet Toucan |
MGA |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Nearly Famous Enterprises Inc. |
Legendary FRNDS Mystic With Sound 7.75" |
Nearly Famous Enterprises |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Passe-Partout |
Biscuit |
Boutique Veille sur toi (imported by Pierre-Belvédère |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Perfectly Plush |
Floppy Friends - Cow (7'' Sitting cow) |
Perfectly Plush |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Rock Gear |
Newfoundland Moose |
Pipers Department Store |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Thinka |
Puppy Pencil Case |
Thinka |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Wild Republic |
Rainbowkins Animated Elephant |
Wild Republic |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Zag Plush |
Wiggly Jr Zag - Ziggy Leopard |
London Drugs |
No compliance issues detected |
None |
Disclaimer: Inspectors apply a systematic bias during the selection of establishments and samples. Inspectors do not select products randomly; instead, they select the ones that are more likely not to meet health and safety requirements due to observed characteristics. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CV projects are very small, Health Canada does not consider the findings of CV projects 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 measured in this project. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).
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