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SDS Requirements – How do I disclose information in section 3?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Safety Data Sheets are a crucial component for health and safety in a workplace.  Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are formerly known as Material…
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Retail Consumer Product Labelling for the USA. There’s more to it than just hazard labelling.

By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email For Consumer Products such as Laundry detergents, Dish detergents, Household cleaners, Air Fresheners & Diffusers, Automotive cleaning/maintenance, Floor polishes, Aerosols,…
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Canadian Consumer Compliancy: CCCR 2001 – Label Requirements

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The Canadian Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001, contains the regulations that we must follow when classifying a non-registered product for Canada. There…
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What does GHS Stand For?

By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs & Product Safety Associate Dell Tech’s Product Safety Team receives questions every day about the GHS. And for good reason! It is an important and…
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GHS Pictogram Meanings

By: Alison Senyi, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST You're probably familiar with some of the following pictograms: exploding bomb pictogram skull and crossbones pictogram health hazard pictogram exclamation mark pictogram But…
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CCCR 2001 – Canadian Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations. Is it applicable to my product?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When you are looking to sell your product to another country, you must determine if there are regulations that are applicable to your…
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Canadian CCCR 2001 Requirements: CRC’s (Child-resistant Containers) – When are they required?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Consumer/Retail products intended for sale in Canada must meet not only the phrase requirements as per the existing CCCR 2001 but there may…
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Canadian CCCR 2001 Consumer/Retail Label Reviews

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Consumer/Retail products must be accurately labeled in order to be sold in Canada. Any product that is manufactured for non-commercial purposes, such as…
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WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List and SDSs (MSDSs)

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The terminology WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List is something of the past but I am continuing to see it on currently issued Canadian Safety…
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WHMIS Symbols versus GHS Pictograms – What is the difference?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The terminology WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Information System) symbols and pictograms seems to be thrown around out there so let’s dive a little more…
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Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (C.R.C., c. 417) – What are they and why is Amazon asking for compliance with these regulations?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Many of our clients are FBA’s with Amazon,  a “Fulfillment by Amazon Seller”.  As an FBA, there are requirements that Amazon advises must…
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Technical Label and SDS (formerly MSDS) Translation Services

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 specialized technical terminology and…

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