Product tests down after tougher law enacted
2012 09 21
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In the Media
Sarah Schmidt
The number of product safety tests conducted by Health Canada plummeted after a new law was passed granting the government new powers to pull dangerous products from store shelves, newly released data show.
The department carried out 269 tests in their product-safety laboratories in 2011-12, down from 627 just two years earlier, representing a drop of 57 per cent. Inspections also appear to be down significantly, with 12,050 performed in 2009-10 compared to as few as 4,797 last year.
