Canada opens public consultation on Proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022

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On May 18, 2022, Canada issued a notification to revise the "Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations (2012)", aiming to reduce the risk of toxic substances entering Canada and protect the Canadian environment and wildlife.

The amendment will further restrict the manufacture, use, sale and import of the following seven substances:

perfluorooctane sulfonate, its salts and its precursors (PFOS);
perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts and its precursors (PFOA);
long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and their precursors (LC-PFCAs);
hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD);
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Decane+(DP);
Decabromodiphenylethane Decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE)

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