Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report - Cyclical Enforcement Project 2019-2020: Pacifiers Regulations

Fiscal Year 2019-2020

Summary

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

The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify industry’s compliance of pacifiers to the mechanical and chemical requirements of the Pacifiers Regulations.

For this project, compliance of select pacifiers with the Pacifiers Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and sampled relevant products. Compliance with the requirements listed under the Regulations was then verified through testing at the Product Safety Laboratory.

Prior to initiating this CE project, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of pacifier companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies. 

Over the course of the 2019-2020 fiscal year, mechanical and chemical testing of 15 different brands of pacifiers was carried out. The mechanical testing resulted in 2 voluntary recalls and 2 trader commitments to address non-compliance. There were 11 instances where no corrective action was required. The chemical testing resulted in no compliance issues, and therefore, no corrective actions were required.

Results

Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the products subject to this enforcement action.

Summary of the samples assessed and corrective actions taken during this project

Brand	Product Name	Source of Sample	Determination	Corrective Action
Baby's Choice	Pacifier & Pacifier Holder	Deejay Inc.	Did not meet the small parts requirements	Voluntary recall by Deejay Inc.
BIBS	Natural Rubber Pacifier	Tricor Distribution	No compliance issues detected	None
Boka	Maple Wood Pacifiers	Arboreka	No compliance issues detected	None
Ryan & Rose	Cutie PAT 2-in-1 Pacifier	Cara & Co. (previously Canadian DIY Supply)	Did not meet the advertising and labelling requirements - indirect reference to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and Pacifiers Regulations	Commitment by Cara & Co. (previously Canadian DIY Supply)
Doddle & Co.	The Pop	Doddle & Co.	No compliance issues detected	None
		Hip Mommies	Did not meet the advertising and labelling requirements - indirect reference to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and Pacifiers Regulations	Commitment by Hip Mommies.
Duoladuobu	Anti-Dust Silicone Pacifier	Thinka	Did not meet the small parts requirements	Voluntary recall by Thinka
EcoViking	Natural Rubber Pacifier (L, 12+ months, Round)	WestCare Health Supplies Ltd.	No compliance issues detected	None
Fred	Chill, Baby Pacifier	Clément Ltée	No compliance issues detected	None
Mercedes-Benz Collection	Soother	Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.	No compliance issues detected	None
MAM	MAM Air	MAM Canada	No compliance issues detected	None
Munchkin	Latch Pacifier	Munchkin	No compliance issues detected	None
Natursutten	Natursutten Butterfly Orthodontic Pacifier	Monarch Distributing Ltd.	No compliance issues detected	None
President's Choice	Silicone Pacifiers with Clip	EI Brands / Loblaw	No compliance issues detected	None
Razbaby	Razbaby Keep-It-Kleen	Kidcentral Supply Inc.	No compliance issues detected	None
Tommee Tippee	Night Time Silicone Orthodontic Pacifiers (0-6 months)	Mayborn Group	No compliance issues detected	None

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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