Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report - Cyclical Enforcement Project 2017-2018: Toys Regulations

Fiscal Year 2017-2018

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 toys with specific requirements of the Toys Regulations.

For this project, compliance of select toys with the Toys Regulations was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and sampled relevant products. Compliance with the requirements of 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 identify of toy companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.

Over the course of the 2017-2018 fiscal year, mechanical testing of 29 different products was carried out. The testing resulted in 11 voluntary recalls and 1 commitment to address non-compliance. There were 17 instances where no corrective action was 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 Einstein	Keys to Discover Piano Toy	Toys R Us	No compliance issues detected	None
Baby Toys	Item No.813 C	Loonie Bin	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Loonie Bin Enterprise Inc.
Brio AB	Mini Caterpillar	Le grenier de Julie	No compliance issues detected	None
Canadian Pal	Black Plush Dog	Piper's Department Store	No compliance issues detected	None
Cherish Animal	Bath Toys	Nova Discount Hub	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Nova Discount Hub
Earlyears	Waddle 'n Go Penguin	Education Station	No compliance issues detected	None
ELC	Toybox Early Learning Centre Click Toys	London Drugs	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by JRC Toys
Hape	Shake and Match Shape Sorter	Nunu Educational Products	No compliance issues detected	None
Kidoozie	My First Robot	Castle Toys	No compliance issues detected	None
Kidoozie	Peek n Peep Eggs	Scholar's Choice	No compliance issues detected	None
Little Learner	Mini Racers	Giant Tiger	No compliance issues detected	None
Little Tikes	Handy Farm Rollers Tractor	Massive Toy Blowout	No compliance issues detected	None
Mailles et Copeaux	Toy cars made of recycled wood	La grande Ourse	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Mailles et Copeaux
My Metal	Die Cast Fire Engine	Daiso	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by CTG Brands Inc.
No brand name	Bear Plush Toys	Gift Market	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Cansa Impax
No brand name	Choo-Choo Train & Blocks Set	Ten Thousand Villages Canada	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Ten Thousand Villages Canada
No brand name	Lobster Water Toys	PK Douglass Inc.	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by P.K. Douglass Inc.
No brand name	Magic Wand	Le Trusquin	No compliance issues detected	None
No brand name	Plastic Train	Yokoyaya	No compliance issues detected	None
No brand name	Plush Bunnies	Dollar Tree	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Dollar Tree Canada
No brand name	Push-Pull Cat	Jouets en bois Richard Émond	No compliance issues detected	None
No brand name	Rain Stick	Franc Jeu (Place Versailles)	No compliance issues detected	None
Nonochoux	Soft Toys	Les Nonochoux	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by Les Nonochoux
Patty Collection	Patty Black Bear	Dollar World	No compliance issues detected	None
Produced by Baobab Toys Ltd	MotorTown/Soft Touch	Le Chat perché	No compliance issues detected	None
Q Sweety	Owl Plush Toys	One's Better Living	Did not meet the small parts requirement	Voluntary recall by One's Better Living
Sanrio	Hello Kitty Plush Toy	Gift Surprises	No compliance issues detected	None
Tomy Toomies	Fountain Rocket	Kite and Kaboodle	Did not meet the sharp point requirement	Commitment by TOMY International
Trudi	Trudi Sweet Collection Parrot - Blue	Unicorn Enterprises	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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Date modified:: 2019-01-21

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