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Prop 65 Update -Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The California Prop 65 list was updated on February 25, 2022. There were two new chemicals added to the list. Should you…

10 Feb

Concentration Ranges on a Canadian Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – What range are you using?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email One of the biggest non-compliances I continue to see when I receive supplier Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) is section 3 and the…

07 Feb

WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List (IDL) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The terminology WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List is something of the past but I am continuing to see it on currently issued Canadian…

04 Feb

CCCR Classifications versus GHS Classifications – Combustible Liquids – What are some of the differences?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email As I’ve advised in the past, when determining the label for your product in Canada, you first need to determine where you…

04 Jan

GHS in Canada and the United States – What is the expectation for compliance?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email Over the last couple of months, there has been much talk about moving forward to Version 7 of the GHS for the…

21 Dec

Corrosivity – Why do I have to ship as corrosive when my product label does not have a corrosive symbol?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email As I indicated in a blog earlier this month, products for sale in Canada have different regulations that are applicable depending on…

21 Dec

Aspiration Toxicity – Why am I seeing different classifications in Canada?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email Products for sale in Canada have different regulations that are applicable depending on your intended audience, claims you want to make, etc.…

14 Dec

Does Adding a Different Fragrance Change My Formulation?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email YES. When you are adding a new fragrance to a formulation, there can be potential changes to the product classification as well…

13 Dec

CCCR 2001 – Child-Resistant Container Requirements and Toxic Classifications

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email The Canadian Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 (CCCR, 2001) contains some of the regulations that we must follow when classifying, packaging,…

25 Nov

Has Your Firepot Been Recalled?

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email Many portable fire pots available for sale on the Canadian market have been subjected to Health Canada’s regulatory enforcement. These products must meet stringent…

18 Nov

Raw Material Classification Services

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email At Dell Tech, we provide our clients with consistent, reliable raw material classifications. Dell Tech has experience of over 40 years in classifying…

11 Nov

GHS in Canada – What is the status?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Last week at the Virtual Fall meeting for the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC), representatives from OSHA updated us on what is…

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