What Canada Consumer Product Safety Act 2010 requires
The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (S.C. 2010, c. 21), in force 20 June 2011, prohibits the manufacture, importation, advertising, and sale of consumer products that pose a danger to human health or safety under Section 7, requires manufacturers, importers, and sellers to report to Health Canada within 10 days any incident involving a product defect, malfunction, deterioration, or packaging problem that has caused or is reasonably likely to cause a serious adverse health or safety impact under Section 14, mandates maintenance of product documents sufficient to trace the origin and distribution chain for a minimum of 6 years under Section 13, requires cooperation with Minister-ordered recalls under Section 31, and imposes penalties of up to CAD 5 million per violation and 2 years imprisonment for serious violations, making it the primary pre-market and post-market safety framework for consumer products in Canada.
Pillar: Operations & CX · Authority: Parliament of Canada · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-1.68/page-3.html
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- {"title":"Health Canada Consumer Product Safety Incident Reporting Guidance","url":"https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/legislation-guidelines/incident-reporting.html","section":"Sections 1-6 (reportable incident definition, serious adverse health impact, 10-day timeline, submission portal)","relevance":"Health Canada administrative guidance on the Section 14 incident reporting obligation; clarifies the meaning of serious adverse health or safety impact, the 10-day countdown trigger, and the information required in an incident report submitted through the Health Canada portal"}
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