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Aerosol Flammability Testing -There really is a difference in the requirements!

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Recently I have seen many products being recalled for not having the appropriate symbols on their labels and not having test data for…

08 Jun

Consumer Packaging and Labeling Compliance for Amazon

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email As of late, we have been receiving many inquiries from clients who are receiving messages from Amazon indicating that they can no longer…

04 Jun

Canadian Consumer Compliancy: CCCR 2001 – Child-Resistant Container Requirements

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

20 May

Consumer Product and Cosmetic Reports – Quarterly Data from Health Canada

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Program have recently published their quarterly Consumer Product and Cosmetic Reports Received Summary. The summary covers reports received by…

18 May

CCCR, 2001 Compliance – Flame Projection Testing and Requirements

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Before you determine which country you want to sell your product to, there are a couple of questions you must ask yourself: “Where…

05 May

CCCR 2001: Canadian Consumer Label Review and Advice – Compliance with the Law

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email One of our core services at Dell Tech Laboratories is providing advice on your current labels – these labels can be registered and…

03 May

WHMIS 2015 GHS Symbols and Pictograms – If my product is hazardous, why do I not have a symbol?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When I send a Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Safety Data Sheet (SDS) draft to my clients, I often have questions surrounding the GHS…

22 Apr

Simple Asphyxiant GHS Classification

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email This is a new classification to Canada that came about with the adoption of the GHS in 2015. It is not a category…

22 Apr

Technical Translation Versus Canadian Regulatory Requirements

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Technical translation is the transcription of scientific text from one language to another with close attention paid to both the specialized technical terminology.…

08 Apr

TDG Exemptions – Why not use them?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Dangerous Goods in Canada are required to be shipped in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods – otherwise known to most of…

31 Mar

California Prop 65 Updates

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The California Prop 65 list was updated in March 2021. There were two new chemicals added to the list. Should you be using…

18 Mar

GHS – Globally Harmonized System. There’s nothing global about it!

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System and as I’ve advised in the past, it is not AT ALL harmonized globally. Different countries…