Consultation on proposed updates to the danger to human health or safety assessment for free-standing clothing storage units
Current status: Open
Opened on October 08, 2025 and will close to new input on November 07, 2025.
Health Canada is proposing to update the performance criteria for free-standing clothing storage units in Table 3 of the General Prohibitions. Table 3 lists hazards associated with classes of consumer products for which Health Canada has determined a danger to human health or safety assessment is likely to be posed.
Health Canada invites stakeholders to provide comments on this updated danger to human health or safety assessment by consulting the assessment that has been posted to Table 2. Health Canada will consider these comments when making a determination on whether there is a danger to human health or safety posed by these products.
Join in: How to participate
Please review the updated Danger to Human Health or Safety Assessment for Free-standing Clothing Storage Units.
Send us an email
Make yourself heard. Send an email with your ideas or comments to ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca.
Who is the focus of this consultation
- members of the public
- consumer and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- health promotion and injury prevention organizations
- stakeholders in the household products industry
- other interested parties
Privacy Statement
Privacy Notice
The personal information you provide to Health Canada will be collected by the Consumer and Hazardous Products Directorate (CHPSD) under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and handled in accordance with the Privacy Act.
- Why are we collecting your personal information? The information you provide will be collected as part of a consultation related to the proposal to update the performance criteria for free-standing clothing storage units in Table 3 of the General Prohibitions of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), and will be used solely by the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate and Health Canada to help inform this proposal.
- Will we use or share your personal information for any other reason? Your personal information may be used by a representative of the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (CHPSD) to contact you should they need to clarify any of your responses. Your name, organization and contact information may be added to a stakeholder list to be used for further communication and consultation. A report using aggregate data may be created and shared within the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate and Health Canada for internal reporting and data analysis.
- What happens if you don't want to provide your personal information? Participation in this consultation is voluntary, and there are no consequences if you choose to not provide input. If you choose not to provide input, we will be unable to contact you to further explore your needs and opportunities for collaboration.
- What are your rights? You have the right to access and request a correction and/or notation to your personal information. You also have a right to complain to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you feel your personal information has been handled improperly.
- For more information about these rights, or about how we handle your personal information, please contact the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate at ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca.
Related information
- The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
- Information on Health Canada's approach to the General Prohibitions under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - Canada.ca
- Industry Guidance - "Danger to Human Health or Safety" Posed by Consumer Products - Canada.ca
Contact us
Consumer Product Safety Program
Health Canada
Email: ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca