SGS Summarizes Canada’s Amendments to Regulations for Products Containing Mercury
SGS publishes an overview of amendments to Canada’s SOR/2014-254 regulations, which are intended to reduce the potential risks of mercury in consumer products.
- (1888PressRelease) July 13, 2024 - SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 100.24 to provide stakeholders with an overview of Canada’s SOR/2024-109 Regulations Amending the Products Containing Mercury Regulation, which are intended to reduce the potential risks of mercury to the environment and human health.
This new legislation amends SOR/2014-254 and was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 13, on June 19, 2024. It aims to fulfill Canada’s international commitments under the Minamata Convention and supports Canada’s National Strategy for Lamps Containing Mercury by phasing out mercury containing products and replacing them with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.
Essential products that continue to have limited exemptions include:
• Encapsulated dental amalgam
• Analytical standards, reagents or reference materials for use in laboratories
• Fluorescent lamps used for growing plants, water treatment or air disinfection
SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that will impact their ability to operate. SafeGuardS 100.24 provides a useful summary of the provisions in SOR/2024-109.
Stakeholders should be aware the requirements in SOR/2024-109 will come into force on June 19, 2025.
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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Canada Publishes Amendments to the Products Containing Mercury Regulations SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2024/06/safeguards-10024-canada-publishes-amendments-to-the-products-containing-mercury-regulations]
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For further information contact:
Ethan Zhang
Technical Supervisor, EET RSTS
Tel: (+852) 2774 7420
Email: cp.media ( @ ) sgs dot com
Website: www.sgs.com/ee
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