New consumer product bill long overdue, yet…

The government's new Consumer Product Safety Act, announced last week, is a significant improvement to Canada's antiquated regime for regulating toxic chemicals, but it could go much further in protecting human health.

Despite the upsurge in public concern for environmental and health issues, Canada has one of the Western World's most outdated systems for controlling toxic chemicals in consumer products.

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