Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report: Children's Jewellery
Cyclical Enforcement Project: Children's Jewellery Regulations and Health Canada's Proposed Cadmium Guidelines for Children's Jewellery
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and regulations made under it.
The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify compliance of children's jewellery for lead and cadmium content which are subject to the Children's Jewellery Regulations (Regulations) and Health Canada's Proposed Cadmium Guidelines for Children's Jewellery (Guidelines).
Compliance of children's jewellery with the Regulations and Guidelines is determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visit establishments and sample any relevant product(s). Compliance to the requirements is then verified through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.
Prior to initiating this CE project, the CPSP carried out a market survey to quantify the presence of children's jewellery stakeholders in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2014-15 fiscal year, lead and cadmium testing of 20 different products were carried out. The testing resulted in one voluntary stop sale.
Brand | Product Name | Source | Determination | Corrective Action |
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Bakery Crafts | Plastic Orange Sun Face Ring | BakeMark Canada | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Best Friends | Big Sister/Little Sister Elephant Necklaces | Claire's | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Birthday Bites | Cupcake Pendant and Chain | Giggles | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Chewbeads | Juniorbeads Jane Jr. Necklace | Fulton Sales | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Creativity for Kids | 10 Pop-Art Rings | PM Hobby Craft | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Disney | Disney Frozen Bracelet | Le Tambourin | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Disney | Mickey Mouse Necklace | Danawares | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Disney | Minnie Mouse Charm Bracelet | Danawares | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Disney Princess | Princess Decal Charm Hair Clips | ACI Brands Inc. | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Disney Princess | Princess Plastic Heart Charm Hair Clips | ACI Brands Inc. | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Fashion Angels | Charms Ball Chain Bracelet | Fashion Angels Enterprises | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Mood Jewellery | Dolphin Necklace | Vancouver Aquarium | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Mulberry Studios | Cherish Charm | Always Christmas In Niagara Falls | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Rainbow | Zipper Necklace with Earrings | Dieleman Fundraising Sales | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Speidel | Sterling Silver Bracelet with Multi-coloured duck pendants | VaLaire Canada | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
TV Tokyo anime haotoys | Minion Necklace | Black Sheep Gifts | Exceeds lead limit | No product was distributed. Voluntary removal from sale at the importer (Black Sheep Gifts). |
World End Imports | Butterfly Pendant and Chain | Tall Ships Trading Company | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Zipper | Charm Bracelet | Giggles | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
*none* | Robot Mood Ring | Zibbers | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
*none* | Sterling Silver Fish Pendant | Klassen Jewellers Limited | No compliance issues detected | No action required |
Disclaimer: A systematic bias is applied during inspection and sampling. Products are not randomly selected but are chosen because they are deemed by the inspector to be more likely to not meet health and safety requirements due to characteristics that are observed. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CE projects are very small, the findings of CE projects are not intended to reflect overall market compliance unless otherwise stated. Note that these summary reports relate only to the product(s) actually tested and the specific criteria indicated. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).
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