BCTC Testing:Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations SOR/2018-83

    1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

accessible part means any part of a product that may be touched, licked, mouthed or swallowed during the reasonably foreseeable use of the product. (partie accessible)

consumer product containing lead means any of the following products that contains lead:

 

• (a) a product that is brought into contact with the user’s mouth during normal use, except for

  • (i) a kitchen utensil, or

  • (ii) a product that is subject to the Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Regulations;

• (b) any clothing or clothing accessory that is intended for use by a child under 14 years of age;

• (c) a product that is intended for use in learning or play by a child under 14 years of age;

• (d) a book or similar printed product that is intended for a child under 14 years of age, except if it is

  • (i) printed on paper or cardboard, and

  • (ii) printed and bound in a conventional manner using conventional materials;

• (e) a product whose primary purpose is to facilitate the relaxation, sleep, hygiene, carrying or transportation of a child under four years of age. (produit de consommation contenant du plomb 

• Requirements

  Marginal note:Lead content — accessible part

• 2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), each accessible part of a consumer product containing lead must not contain more than 90 mg/kg of lead when tested in accordance with good laboratory practices.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) Each accessible part may contain more than 90 mg/kg of lead if

  • (a) lead is necessary to produce an essential characteristic of the part;

  • (b) no alternative part containing less lead is available; and

  • (c) the part, when tested in accordance with good laboratory practices, does not release more than 90 mg/kg of lead.

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