Canada Begins Consultation on Changes to Children’s Jewellery Regulations

Canadian authorities have begun a 75-day consultation over proposed changes to the Children’s Jewellery Regulations (SOR/2016-168). The consultation process began, on December 3, 2016, with the publication of the proposed changes to SOR/2016-168.

The proposal contains two important changes:

• Introduction of a no higher than 130 mg/kg limit for total cadmium for items that fit into a small parts cylinder when a force of not more than 4.45N is applied
• Introduction of a no higher than 90 mg/kg total lead limit

The proposed new total lead limit replaces the current limits of no higher than 600 mg/kg total lead and no higher than 90 mg/kg migratable lead.

The introduction of a new limit on cadmium follows a campaign by Health Canada to restrict the use of cadmium and cadmium-related materials in children’s jewelry. Health Canada first appealed to the jewelry industry to voluntarily phase out the use of cadmium in children’s jewelry in October 2010. In July 2011, they issued a draft proposal to restrict total cadmium to a level no higher than 130 mg/kg. Until now, Canada has had no regulatory limit for cadmium in children’s jewelry, but Health Canada has used the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) to try to enforce a limit of no more than 130 mg/kg in jewelry aimed at children under the age of fifteen.

Following completion of the consultation period, Health Canada will outline the next steps on the regulation process. The new law will come into force six months after publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II, meaning it could be law by the fourth quarter of 2017. Manufacturers and suppliers of jewelry for children under the age of fifteen are advised to check compliance with the proposed changes to the Children’s Jewellery Regulations (SOR/2016-168).

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