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Canada’s Cosmetic Safety Gaps

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Canada's Cosmetic Safety Gaps

 

The Canadian Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has issued recommendations to Health Canada about the risks of hazardous chemicals found in cosmetic and consumer products.

 

According to the audit Health Canada agrees with the recommendations that have been issued by the OAG, and have made progress in improving their oversight approach. However, there still are a number of gaps that can limit the Consumer Product Safety Program’s ability detect the risks posed by potentially harmful chemicals.

 

Primary Concerns:

 

Cosmetic Ingredient Disclosure:

 

In the audit there were red flags found regarding the standards associated with marketing terms like, “hypoallergenic”.  There were also problems with the fact that cosmetic regulation does not require disclosure of chemical components of ingredients such as, ‘parfum’.

 

Therefore, the OAG recommends that:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmetic oversite and Product testing

 

 

 

 

E-Commerce and Counterfeit Products:

 

The audit indicated that Canada has only a few controls to address the risks that are associated with e-commerce products that are shipped directly to the consumer from abroad.

 

 

 

 

For more information, please visit Chemical Watch. Please contact Nexreg for more information about Cosmetic Labelling.

 

 

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