Letter to Manufacturers, Retailers or Importers of Suspended Baby Jumper Products

September 1, 2006

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Attachment: Information from Health Canada Concerning Suspended Baby Jumpers

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Dear Manufacturer, Retailer or Importer of Suspended Baby Jumper Products:

The purpose of this letter is to advise you that Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Bureau (CPSB) has recently developed criteria concerning the safety of suspended baby jumpers and your organization is hereby requested to only distribute products that, as a minimum, meet these criteria.

CPSB is responsible for the administration of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and its associated regulations. Specifically, the HPA grants the authority to prohibit or restrict the advertising, sale and importation into Canada of hazardous (or potentially hazardous) products. Currently, suspended baby jumpers are not regulated by the HPA and for this reason, the recently developed safety criteria do not constitute legally binding requirements. Nonetheless, in an effort to enhance the level of safety afforded to Canadian children, CPSB is seeking the voluntary cooperation of manufacturers, distributors and importers of suspended baby jumper products in adhering to both the labelling and performance recommendations that are described in the attached document entitled: Information from Health Canada Concerning Suspended Baby Jumpers. This information sheet may also be found at the following web address: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/legislation/pol/jumper-exerciseurs_suspendus-eng.php

I would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation with respect to this safety initiative and should you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact your nearest Health Canada Regional Product Safety Office:

Regional Product Safety Office

British Columbia & Yukon
Bby_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(604) 666-5003

Alberta & NWT (Edmonton)
Alberta_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(780) 495-2626

Alberta & NWT (Calgary)
Alberta_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(403) 292-4677

Manitoba & Saskatchewan (Winnipeg)
Mb_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(204) 983-5490

Manitoba & Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)
Sk_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(306) 975-4502

Ontario & Nunavut (Toronto)
Tor_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(416) 973-4705

Ontario & Nunavut (Hamilton)
Tor_Prodsafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(905) 572-2845

Québec (Longueuil)
Quebec_Prod@hc-sc.gc.ca
(450) 646-1353

Québec (Québec)
Quebec_Prod@hc-sc.gc.ca
(418) 648-4327

Atlantic (Halifax, NS)
Atlantic_ProdSafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(902) 426-8300

Atlantic (Moncton, NB)
Atlantic_ProdSafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(506) 851-6638

Atlantic (St. John's, NL)
Atlantic_ProdSafe@hc-sc.gc.ca
(709) 772-4050

Toll-free: (calls will be routed to closest regional office)
1-866-662-0666

National Consumer Product Safety Office

Consumer Product Safety Bureau
CPS-SPC@hc-sc.gc.ca
(613) 957-4467