Compliance Verification Project 2024-2025: Toys regulations (plush toys)

Fiscal Year 2024-2025

Summary

The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and its regulations.

The purpose of this Compliance Verification (CV) project was to verify industry’s compliance of plush toys with the dolls, plush toys and soft toys requirements of the Toys Regulations.

For this project, compliance of select plush toys were determined through an evaluation process where Health Canada inspectors visited establishments both online and in-person to sample relevant products. Compliance with the requirements listed under the Regulations was verified through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.

Prior to initiating inspections, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of establishments selling, importing, or manufacturing plush toys in Canada. Targets were then selected from that survey.

Over the course of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, mechanical testing of 25 different products was carried out, where all samples tested were imported products. The testing resulted in 9 recalls. There were 16 instances where no corrective action was required.

Results

Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for more details.

Summary of the samples assessed and corrective actions taken during this project
Brand Product Name Source of Sample Country of Origin Determination Corrective Action
Allstar Allstar Large plush Allstar vending China No compliance issues detected None
Artbox PL Bear Happy Plush                    Artbox China No compliance issues detected None
Bear Hugs None Les Magasins Hart China No compliance issues detected None
Bunchies The Official BUNCHIES© Plushie! Bunchies China No compliance issues detected None
Care Bears Care Bears Medium Plush - Grumpy Bear Hijinx Toy Shop China No compliance issues detected None
Chantia Sales Mother and Baby Plush Chantia Sales China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Chantia Sales
Cuddly Bunch Cuddly Bunch, Peluche Tortue 28 cm Le Groupe Jean Coutu China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Groupe Jean Coutu
DolliBu DolliBu Soft Huggable Howling Wolf Stuffed Animal Bed, Bath & Beyond.ca China No compliance issues detected None
Fiesta Travel Tail 11in Cuddle BB Moose Fiesta Corporation China No compliance issues detected None
Forest Friend 6 inch Fox Royal Specialty Sales China No compliance issues detected None
Ganz The Heritage Collection Bengal Tiger Ganz Indonesia No compliance issues detected None
GO! Retail Group Floppy Corgi 10.5in Plush Calendar Club China No compliance issues detected None
Groupe Ricochet Snappy Plush Groupe Ricochet China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Groupe Ricochet
Molutian Cuddly Highland Cow Plush BOOKFONG China No compliance issues detected None
Palm Pals Original Palm Pals - Dinosaur Dilly Dally Kids Indonesia No compliance issues detected None
Sanrio Hello Kitty Treehouse Toys China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Treehouse Toys
Snowcap Moose Head Coin Bag Snowcap Trading Co. China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Snowcap Trading Co.
Snuggle Up with Yell Sukutto Tacchi Plan Plush Sukoshi Mart China No compliance issues detected None
Soft Stuff Creations Dog Plush Soft Stuff Creations China No compliance issues detected None
Souvenir Du Canada Brown Bear A&D Fiesta Inc. China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by A&D Fiesta Inc.
Sunright Multi-Gift Plush bear Canada theme Sunright Multi-Gift China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Sunright Multi-Gift
The Elf on the Shelf - Elf Pets Elf Pets A Saint Bernard Tradition Red Planet Group China No compliance issues detected None
Wild Republic Brown Bear Wild Republic China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Wild Republic
XinLe Tong Lovely Pet Cute Collection (Bunny) Imagine Plus (Imagine +) China Did not meet the small parts requirement Voluntary Recall by Imagine Plus
ZAG Cuddlies - Pingouin Pablo A1 Distribution China No compliance issues detected None

Disclaimer: Inspectors apply a systematic bias during the selection of establishments and samples. Inspectors do not select products randomly; instead, they select the ones that are more likely not to meet health and safety requirements. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CV projects are very small, Health Canada does not consider the findings of CV projects 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 measured in this project. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).

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