Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report: Cyclical Enforcement Project 2017-2018: Corded Window Covering Products Regulations

Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Summary

The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and regulations made under it.

The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify industry's compliance of corded window covering products with specific requirements of the Corded Window Covering Products Regulations.

For this project, compliance of select corded window covering products with the Corded Window Covering Products Regulations was determined through an inspection process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and visually inspected relevant products. Compliance to the specific requirements listed under the Regulations was verified by Health Canada inspectors on site.

Prior to initiating this CE project, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of corded window covering product companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.

During the 2017-2018 fiscal year, visual evaluation of 19 different products was carried out. The evaluation resulted in 2 voluntary recalls, 2 stop sales and 2 stop distributions to address non-compliance. There were 13 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.

Compliance of select corded window covering products with the Corded Window Covering Products Regulations

Brand	Product Name	Source of Sample	Determination	Corrective Action
Altex	Roller Shade	Altex	No compliance issues detected	None
B&B Blinds	Cellular Shade - Top Down, Bottom Up, Cordless	B&B Blinds	No compliance issues detected	None
Blinds Brothers	Roller Shade - Roller Dusk Xtra Light Grey	Blinds Brothers	No compliance issues detected	None
Blinds to Go	Roller Shade	Blinds to Go	No compliance issues detected	None
Charm Enterprises	Roller Shade	Charm Enterprises	Did not meet the hang tag and product origins labelling requirements	Stop distribution by Charm Enterprises
Clement L. Draperies	Roller Shade	Budget Blinds	No compliance issues detected	None
Concord Shading Systems Inc.	Roller Shade	Concord Shading Systems Inc.	No compliance issues detected	None
George N. Jackson	Horizontal Blinds -1 inch Aluminum	George N. Jackson	No compliance issues detected	None
H&J Blinds	Horizontal Blind	H&J Blinds	No compliance issues detected	None
Harmony	Roller Shade	Stores et toiles en ligne	Did not meet the hang tag labelling requirements	Stop Distribution by Stores et toiles en ligne
Jackenson's	Horizontal blind	Jackenson's	Did not meet the bottom rail and hang tag labelling requirements	Stop sale by Jackenson's
Levolor	Roller Shade	Kent Building Supplies	No compliance issues detected	None
Newco Solar Solutions	Roller Shade	Newco Solar Solutions	No compliance issues detected	None
Remington Window Fashions	Roller Shade	Remington Window Fashions	No compliance issues detected	None
Remington Window Fashions	Horizontal blind	Remington Window Fashions	No compliance issues detected	None
Seber	Roller Shade	Seber	Did not meet the bottom rail and product origins labelling requirements	Stop Sale by Seber
Shadex	Roller Shade	Shadex Textile Manufacturing Ltd.	No compliance issues detected	None
Sun Glow	Roller Shade	Sun Glow Window Covering Products of Canada Ltd.	Did not meet the operating cord requirement	Voluntary recall by Sun Glow Window Covering Products of Canada Ltd.
Sun Shade Blinds Manufacturing Ltd.	Horizontal blind	Sun Shade Blinds Manufacturing Ltd.	Did not meet the operating cord requirement and the hang tag and product origins labelling requirements	Voluntary recall by Sun Shade Blinds Manufacturing Ltd.

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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