selling products to. Of particular concern to aerosol companies are repair garages that will occasionally sell products direct to consumers, along with U.S. online stores that ship to Canadian addresses. Companies should inform these distributors that their product is not for sale to Canadian consumers if it has not been made CCCR, 2001 compliant. Auditor General recommends information sharing on Consumer Products Canada’s Auditor General recently made eight recommendations for the regulation of chemicals in consumer products and cosmetics. Of particular interest are the proposed changes to the treatment of fragrances: To improve Health Canada’s ability to detect and assess risks, and to provide information to consumers so that they can make informed choices, the Department should: do product testing to determine the extent to which cosmetics include prohibited and/or unsafe concentrations of substances under the labels “fragrance,” “parfum,” “aroma,” or “flavour”; consider options to encourage manufacturers to provide the Department, on a confidential basis, with the complete list and concentrations of substances that comprise ingredients listed under these terms; and inform consumers that marketing terms such as “hypoallergenic,” “preservative-free,” “fragrancefree,” and “unscented” should not be confused with health and safety claims. Health Canada responded positively to this recommendation: “Agreed. The Department’s Cyclical Enforcement (CE) plan for the testing of cosmetics is being reviewed and will include the testing of products that use the terms “fragrance,” “parfum,” “aroma,” or “flavour,” to determine the presence of prohibited or restricted substances that may be included as an ingredient in the product formulation. Health Canada will consider options to encourage manufacturers to disclose, on a confidential basis, the complete list and concentrations of substances that comprise ingredients listed under the umbrella terms referenced in the recommendation. The results of testing under the aforementioned CE plan will inform options for analysis. Given Health Canada’s response, this file is worth monitoring. The full report can be downloaded at: http://tinyurl.com/audgenreport. There will be much more to come in 2017, which we will be examining in my March column. SPRAY December 2016 SPRAY 25
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