Update from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program

UPDATE to industry guides for certain consumer products regarding the use of flame retardant chemicals 

Health Canada is notifying interested parties that updated industry guides for several products that are subject to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) are now available. The following industry guides have been updated to provide information related to the use of flame retardant chemicals:

• Industry Guide to Canadian Requirements for Carpets and Other Textile Floor Coverings
• Industry Guide to Flammability of Textile Products in Canada
• Industry Guide to Health Canada's Safety Requirements for Children's Toys and Related Products
• Children’s sleepwear: Flammability requirement guidelines
• Industry guide to futon flammability requirements in Canada

The updated industry guides are located on Consumer Product Safety’s Reports web page.

For more information, please contact the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch of Health Canada / Government of Canada at hc.ccpsa-lcspc.sc@canada.ca.