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Advisories & Warnings

2008

December

• Health Canada Reminds Canadians of Electrical Safety This Holiday Season

November

• Health Canada Advises Consumers of Lead Hazard From 'Mood Chain' Anklets and Necklaces
• Health Canada Advises Canadians of Strangulation Hazard Roman Shades and Roll-up Blinds May Pose to Children

September

• Health Canada Reminds Canadians of the Dangers of Small Magnets
• Health Canada Urges the Public to Discard Children's Balloon Blowing Kits

August

• Health Canada Advises Canadians of Flammability Hazard Associated With Certain Futons

July

• Health Canada Advises Canadians to Exercise Caution When Purchasing and Using Bunk Beds

May

• Health Canada Reminds Canadians to Put Safety Ahead of Savings During Garage Sale Season

January

• Consumer Information - Safe Sleep Practices for Infants

2007

December

• Canadians advised that home lead testing kits are unreliable
• Health Canada reminds Canadians of electrical safety this holiday season

September

• Health Canada Advises Canadians About Children's Potential Exposure to Lead
• Health Canada and Amscan Canada Advise Parents and Caregivers of High Lead Levels in Favor Set Brand Pencils

August

• Health Canada Advises Canadians to Stop Using WJD PRO Ice Hockey Goaltender Helmets and WJD PRO "CAT EYE" Face Protectors
• Health Canada Once Again Advises Canadians to Protect Young Children from the Strangulation Hazard Associated with Cords on Curtain and Window Blinds

May

• Health Canada Highlights the Need to Exercise Caution During Garage Sale Season

April

• Facts for Infant Bath Seats and Bath Rings

January

• Children's pendant necklaces and key chains

2006

• Children's Jewellery
• Small Magnets
• Infant Bath Seats
• Small Magnets
• Counterfeit Household Batteries
• Garden Torch Candles
• Curtain and Window Blind Cords
• Garage Sales
• Children's Reebok charm bracelet

2005

• Children's Necklaces and Zipper Pulls
• "Uni-Bright" brand refillable BBQ lighters
• Swimming Pools
• Garage Sales
• Moroccan Tagines
• Infant bath seats and bath rings
• Recalling Consumer Products - A Guide for Industry, April 2005

2004

• Light bulbs
• Rattles
• Cell Phone Replacement Batteries
• Utility Lighters
• Lead in children's jewellery
• Pacifiers
• Garage Sales
• Baby Walkers Banned
• Vermiculite Insulation Containing Asbestos

2003

• Blind and curtain cords
• Lead in children's jewellery
• Air Mattresses
• Yo-yo ball toys (banned October 2003)
• Blind and curtain cords
• Lighters
• Baby walkers (banned April 2004)
• Yo-yo ball toys (banned October 2003)
• Easter products
• Garage Sales
• Lead in liquor flasks

2002

• Scooters
• Garage Sales (revised April 2003)
• Blind and curtain cords

2001

• Scooters
• Lighters
• Teething necklaces
• Anti-freeze and windshield washer fluid
• Lead in Jewellery and Candle Wicks

2000

• Drawstrings on children's outerwear
• Blind and curtain cords
• Lighters
• Multipurpose lighters
• Liquid fuel used in oil lamps
• Liquid Filled Spoons and Forks