Notice of intent – Proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

A joint submission by Environmental Defence, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Breast Cancer Action Quebec, and the Women’s Healthy Environments Network regarding proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). The organizations advocate for mandatory hazard labelling, the phaseout of carcinogens and reproductive toxicants, and the inclusion of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in regulatory criteria to protect public health and address socioeconomic inequities.

• The submitting organizations highlight a strong public demand for transparency in consumer products, noting that 94% of people in Canada are concerned about potential health impacts, 76% say ingredient information influences their purchases, and 75% want mandatory labelling of health hazards.
• The submission argues that the burden of managing household and personal care product safety is gendered, primarily falling on women, and that current barriers to ingredient information disproportionately affect parents, pregnant people, low-income, and racialized communities.
• The organizations call for the prohibition and phaseout of carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxicants, and endocrine disruptors in consumer products, suggesting that any essential uses in the interim must be clearly labelled with hazard symbols.
• Regarding the proposed criteria for Highly Hazardous Household Organic Chemicals (HHHOCs), the group supports the requirements but recommends adding endocrine-disrupting chemicals and cumulative effects (synergistic, aggregate, or mixture effects) to the list.
• The submission recommends that hazard-based symbols be placed prominently on the front of packaging and supports alignment with European Union (EU) standards for classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2023). Notice of intent – Proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hazard-Labelling-Joint-Submission-CAPE-ED-WHEN-BCAQ-October-20-2023.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Notice of intent – Proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. 2023. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hazard-Labelling-Joint-Submission-CAPE-ED-WHEN-BCAQ-October-20-2023.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2023notice, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Notice of intent – Proposed new requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hazard-Labelling-Joint-Submission-CAPE-ED-WHEN-BCAQ-October-20-2023.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }