Health Canada is publishing the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Surface Coating Materials) (“the Regulations”). The Regulations amend the Surface Coating Materials Regulations and four other regulations under the CCPSA that set requirements for applied coating materials. They are: – Toys Regulations – Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations – Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations – Playpens Regulations The Regulations address these issues for consumer products by: – expanding the meaning of a surface coating material to include surface coating materials that do not “dry” on application, such as powder coatings that are applied electrostatically; – expanding the application for other decorative coating materials that may be applied to products during manufacture to include materials such as stickers or films; – expanding the 90 mg/kg total lead limit for applied coating materials to all furniture, not only furniture that are considered children’s products; – limiting the restrictions on lead, mercury and certain other harmful elements in coating materials applied to parts of products that are accessible; – removing an outdated test method for certain harmful elements in applied coating materials; – requiring testing to be done in accordance with a method that conforms to good laboratory practices; and – ensuring consistency across CCPSA regulations. A few housekeeping amendments are also included.
Canada – Amendment on the Chemical Requirements for Surface Coating Materials on Consumer Products
