Fiscal year 2019-2020
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 for children, including furniture, and pencils and artists’ paintbrushes, with specific total lead requirements of the Surface Coating Materials Regulations.
For this project, compliance of select products subject to the Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and sampled relevant products. Compliance with the requirements listed under the Regulations was verified through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.
Prior to initiating this CE project, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of companies subject to the Regulations in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2019-2020 fiscal year, lead testing of 31 different products was carried out, resulting in 1 recall. There were 30 instances where no corrective action was required.
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 | Determination | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouclair | Wooden Night Light | Bouclair Inc. | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Bouclair | Cloud Hook | Bouclair Inc. | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Brault & Bouthillier | Rectangular Table with Laminate Tabletop | Brault & Bouthillier Ltée | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Brault & Bouthillier | Child’s Rocker | Brault & Bouthillier Ltée | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Carter’s | Moon Night Light | Wayfair LLC | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Child to Cherish | Pink Swan with Silver Crown Bank | Baby Sense Boutique | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Child to Cherish | Stacking Age Blocks - Pink | Baby Sense Boutique | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Davinci | Davinci Kalani 4-Drawer Dresser | Lussobaby | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Hometrends | Hotdog gold ceramic lamp | Walmart | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Ikea | FLISAT Knob rack with 4 knobs | Ikea | No compliance issues detected | None |
| J.B. Poitras | Table and stool set # 340 | J.B. Poitras | Did not meet the allowable lead concentration requirement | Voluntary recall by J.B. Poitras |
| Kidiway | Nova Changing Table - White | Bo-BéBé | No compliance issues detected | None |
| The Peanutshell | Pink & Gold Milestone Memento Blocks | Babies R Us | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Pottery Barn Kids | Camp Collection Night Stand | Pottery Barn Kids | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Pottery Barn Kids | Elliott Collection Drawer Chest | Pottery Barn Kids | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Sortwise | Kids Toy Organizer with 12 Pieces Plastic Bins Container, Natural/Primary | Shopper Plus | No compliance issues detected | None |
| South Shore Furniture | Sweedi House Bed - White | South Shore Furniture (Les Industries de la Rive Sud Ltée) | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Unknown | Unicorn Piggy Bank | Bianca Amor's Liquidation Supercentre | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Brand | Product Name | Source of Sample | Determination | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArtPro | ArtPro 7000 Series Nylon Synthetic Brushes | Art Placement | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Craft Smart | Assorted All Purpose Brushes | Michaels | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Crayola | Crayola Flat Paint Brushes, 4 Pack | Staples | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Derwent | Derwent Graphic 9H-B, graphite pencils | Above Ground Art Supplies | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Fashion Angels | S. Lab Colored Pencils | Toys R Us | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Grand Prix | 1000 Grand Prix Extra Long Filbert size 3 - 1027 | Sunnyside Art Supply | No compliance issues detected | None |
| The Home Depot | The Home Depot Carpenter Pencil and sharpener (10-Pack) | The Home Depot | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Le Jour | Project Select Artist Brushes, 9-pk | Canadian Tire | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Play Day | Play Day Expressions Erasable Coloured Pencils | Walmart | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Polo Brushes | Polo Brushes Series 203 | Spectrum Nasco Educational Supplies | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Princeton | Princeton Select Artist Brush 1/2" | The Paint Spot | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Time 4 Crafts | Time 4 Crafts A5 Sketch Book Set | CTG Brands | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Yoobi | Yoobi No. 2 Pencils, 24 Pack - Assorted | Chapters | 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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