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Consumer Product Safety
Consumer Product Safety Warnings & Advisories
Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Bureau makes a list of all related advisories and warnings available to the public. Advisories & Warnings are listed below. See also Cosmetics Warnings and Recalls.
2010
March
- Health Canada Reminds Consumers to Follow Label Directions on Flea and Tick Pest Control Products
- Health Canada Reminds Parents to Exercise Caution When Using Infant Slings and Soft Infant Carriers
February
- Health Canada Would Like to Remind Canadians of the Potential Hazards Related to the Use of Drop-side Cribs
- Health Canada Reminds Canadians of the Dangers Related to Furniture, Television and Appliance Tip-Overs
January
- Health Canada Reminds Canadians to Exercise Caution When Using Strollers with Hinge Mechanisms
- Health Canada Advises Consumers of Lead Hazard in Children's Jewellery
2009
December
- Health Canada Reminds Canadians of the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide and How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Health Canada Urges Consumer Caution This Holiday Season
- Health Canada Advises Canadians of Strangulation Hazard Roman Shades and Roll-up Blinds May Pose to Children
- Health Canada Advises Consumers to Stop Using Amby Baby Motion Beds
July
May
April
- Health Canada Expands Advisory for Canadians to Stop Using Cribs Branded Bambino Reale with the Model Numbers Beginning with 612C
- Health Canada Advises Consumers to Follow Label Directions on Flea and Tick Pest Control Products for Use on Cats and Dogs
March
- Consumer Information - Decorative Refillable Outdoor Torches
- Health Canada Advises the Canadian Public that the Safest Place for a Baby to Sleep is in a Crib
February
- Health Canada Advises Canadians to Stop Using Cribs Sold under the Bambino Reale Furniture Name with the Model # 612C19CH
- Health Canada Advises Consumers That RetroFoam Insulation Was Illegally Sold in Canada
2008
December
November
- Health Canada Advises Consumers of Lead Hazard From 'Mood Chain' Anklets and Necklaces
- Health Canada Advises Canadians of Strangulation Hazard Roman Shades and Roll-up Blinds May Pose to Children
September
- Health Canada Reminds Canadians of the Dangers of Small Magnets
- Health Canada Urges the Public to Discard Children's Balloon Blowing Kits
August
July
May
January
2007
December
- Canadians advised that home lead testing kits are unreliable
- Health Canada reminds Canadians of electrical safety this holiday season
September
- Health Canada Advises Canadians About Children's Potential Exposure to Lead
- Health Canada and Amscan Canada Advise Parents and Caregivers of High Lead Levels in Favor Set Brand Pencils
August
- Health Canada Advises Canadians to Stop Using WJD PRO Ice Hockey Goaltender Helmets and WJD PRO "CAT EYE" Face Protectors
- Health Canada Once Again Advises Canadians to Protect Young Children from the Strangulation Hazard Associated with Cords on Curtain and Window Blinds
May
April
January
2006
- Children's Jewellery
- Small Magnets
- Infant Bath Seats
- Small Magnets
- Counterfeit Household Batteries
- Garden Torch Candles
- Curtain and Window Blind Cords
- Garage Sales
- Children's Reebok charm bracelet
2005
- Children's Necklaces and Zipper Pulls
- "Uni-Bright" brand refillable BBQ lighters
- Swimming Pools
- Garage Sales
- Moroccan Tagines
- Infant bath seats and bath rings
- Recalling Consumer Products - A Guide for Industry, April 2005
2004
- Light bulbs
- Rattles
- Cell Phone Replacement Batteries
- Utility Lighters
- Lead in children's jewellery
- Pacifiers
- Garage Sales
- Baby Walkers Banned
- Vermiculite Insulation Containing Asbestos
2003
- Blind and curtain cords
- Lead in children's jewellery
- Air Mattresses
- Yo-yo ball toys (banned October 2003)
- Blind and curtain cords
- Lighters
- Baby walkers (banned April 2004)
- Yo-yo ball toys (banned October 2003)
- Easter products
- Garage Sales
- Lead in liquor flasks
2002
- Scooters
- Garage Sales (revised April 2003)
- Blind and curtain cords
2001
- Scooters
- Lighters
- Teething necklaces
- Anti-freeze and windshield washer fluid
- Lead in Jewellery and Candle Wicks
2000
- Drawstrings on children's outerwear
- Blind and curtain cords
- Lighters
- Multipurpose lighters
- Liquid fuel used in oil lamps
- Liquid Filled Spoons and Forks
Also, take a look at all of Health Canada's warnings and advisories.
Advisory, warning and recall notices issued more than 7 years ago have been removed from the Health Canada Web site; however, the titles and the dates of these notices remain. If you wish to access any of these past notices, you can contact us at info@hc-sc.gc.ca.
You can report an adverse reaction or a problem with a product. Reporting may include adverse reactions related to the use of drugs, blood products, natural health products and vaccines, or problems related to the safe use other products such as, cosmetics, a range of household, child and consumer electronic products, medical devices, pesticides and food.
