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Safe Kids Canada applauds new federal regulations that will reduce the risk of lead poisoning for children


Picture: (from left to right) Valentino Tramonti, Health Canada Product Safety Officer, Martin Laliberté, President, Canadian Association of Poison Control, the Hounourable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, (the Honourable Minister Leona Aglukkag, Minsiter of Health), Pamela Fusselli, Director General of Safe Kids Canada, and Marc DeSerres, President, Omer DeSerres.The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced new regulations and amendments to an existing regulation under the Hazardous Products Act that will restrict the amount of lead in a variety of consumer products, including children's toys.

Read the Health Canada news release.





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Published: Tue, Nov 30, 2010