Guide to second-hand products (including children's products) - Summary
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Overview
This guide provides information about the safety requirements that apply to consumer products, including used or second-hand products that are manufactured, imported, advertised or sold in Canada.
It is prohibited to manufacture, import, advertise or sell any consumer product that is a "danger to human health or safety" as defined in the CCPSA (see paragraphs 7(a) and 8(a)).
Who this guide is for
- Consumer product manufacturers and distributors
- Other regulated parties (industry) who are affected by the regulation
In this guide
- Introduction
- Legislation
- Safety requirements for selling second-hand products
- General recommendations for selling second-hand products
- Section A - Consumer products and cosmetics
- General prohibition of unreasonably hazardous products
- Banned products
- Regulated products
- Bassinets
- Car seats and booster seats
- Carriages and strollers
- Children's jewellery
- Children's sleepwear
- Corded window coverings
- Cosmetics
- Cradles
- Cribs
- Ice hockey helmets and face protectors
- Playpens
- Safety gates and enclosures
- Toy boxes
- Toys
- Toys sold in flexible film bags
- Toys that emit sound
- Toys with magnets
- Products not subject to product-specific regulations
- Information on product recalls
- Information resources and Contact Information - Consumer Product Safety Program
- Section B - Products under the Radiation Emitting Devices Act
- Products of interest
- Contact information - Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau
Details and history
Published: August 24, 2015
Updated: August 31, 2018
For assistance
For further information contact a Health Canada Consumer Product Safety Office via email (cps-spc@hc-sc.gc.ca) or telephone at 1-866-662-0666 (toll-free within Canada and the United States).