Compliance Verification Project 2022-2023: Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations
Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report
Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and its regulations.
The purpose of this Compliance Verification (CV) project was to verify industry's compliance of expansion gates and expandable enclosures with specific requirements of the Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations.
For this project, compliance of select expansion gates and expandable enclosures with the Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process. Relevant products were sampled from both physical and online establishments by Health Canada inspectors. 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 expansion gate and expandable enclosure companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year, chemical and mechanical testing of 15 different products was carried out, where all samples were imported products. The mechanical testing resulted in 1 alert, 1 recall, 1 stop distribution and 9 commitments to address non-compliance. There were 3 instances in which no corrective action was required. The chemical testing did not result in any compliance action.
Results
Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the products subject to this enforcement action.
| Brand | Product Name | Source of Sample | Country of Origin | Determination | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIKSSOO | AIKSOO Extra Tall Baby Gate | Amazon | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet bilingual labelling requirements Did not meet accompanying information requirements Did not meet warning statement requirements Did not meet small parts requirement |
Alert posted by Health Canada |
| ALLAIBB | ALLAIBB Extra Wide Pressure Mount Baby Gate | Amazon | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet bilingual labelling requirements Did not meet accompanying information requirements |
Stop distribution by Amazon |
| Costway | Extendable Safety Gate for Baby and Pet | Costway | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet bilingual labelling requirements Did not meet accompanying information requirements |
Commitment by Costway |
| Dreambaby | Brooklyn Converta®Play-Pen Gate with Mesh Sides Dreambaby | Leda Health Innovations Inc. | China | Did not meet reference to Regulations requirements | Commitment by Leda Health Innovations Inc. |
| Evenflo | Barn Door Walk-Thru Gate | Goodbaby International | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements | Commitment by Goodbaby International |
| KidCo | KidCo Safeway – Black | West Coast Kids | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| LivingBasics | LIVINGbasics Indoor Safety Gate | ShopperPlus | China | Did not meet performance requirements for completely bounded openings Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet warning statement requirements |
Voluntary recall by ShopperPlus |
| Munchkin | Auto Close Modern Baby Gate | Bed Bath and Beyond | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Perma Child Safety | Extra Tall Safety Gate | Wayfair | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet bilingual labelling requirements Did not meet accompanying information requirements |
Commitment by Perma Child Safety |
| Qdos | Qdos Spectrum Pressure Mount Safety Gate | Can-Am Baby | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet reference to Regulations requirements |
Commitment by Regal Lager |
| Safety 1st | Easy Install Auto-Close Gate | Dorel Juvenile Canada | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements | Commitment by Dorel Juvenile Canada |
| Skip Hop | Skip Hop Playview Retractable Mesh Gate | The Genuine Canadian Corporation | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements Did not meet reference to Regulations requirements |
Commitment by The Genuine Canadian Corporation |
| Summer Infant | Modern Home Safety Gate (Espresso) | Kids II | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Toddleroo by Northstates | Stairway Swing Safety Gate | Wayfair | USA | Did not meet bilingual labelling requirements Did not meet accompanying information requirements |
Commitment by EI Brand Management Brand Inc. |
| Toytexx | Adjustable Child Safety Gate for Stairs, Doorways | Toytexx | China | Did not meet general labelling requirements
Did not meet bilingual labelling requirements Did not meet accompanying information requirements |
Commitment by Toytexx |
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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