SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 140.23 to provide stakeholders with an overview of Canada’s new Carriage and Strollers Regulations (SOR/2023-101).

The new regulations came into force on June 7, 2023, triggering a transitional provision that allows carriages and strollers compliant with the repealed regulations (SOR/2016-167) to continue to be manufactured, imported or sold in Canada for 180 days. Stakeholders should be aware that the transition period ends on December 4, 2023. After this date, all carriage and strollers sold in Canada must comply with the new regulations.

The new regulation seeks to reduce the number of injuries in children associated with these products. It specifically addresses known hazards:
• Strangulation
• Entrapment
• Integrity of car seat attachments

SGS has published SafeGuardS 140.23 to provide stakeholders with an overview of the new regulations, including details of its requirements and alignments with other regulations.

Stakeholders are advised to review SGS’s original SafeGuardS for more information.

SGS Toy & Juvenile Product Services
SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with relevant standards for childcare articles and children’s equipment. They provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit and inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations worldwide, demonstrating the safety and quality of juvenile products being brought to the market. After all, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Toy & Juvenile Product Services. [www.sgs.com/en/consumer-goods-retail/toys-and-juvenile-products]

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the Canada: Carriages and Strollers Must Comply with SOR/2023-101 Starting December 4, 2023 SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2023/10/safeguards-14023-canada-carriages-and-strollers-must-comply-with-sor-2023-101]

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For further information contact:

Dennis Lancion
Technical Manager (Hardlines)
Tel: +1 (905) 364-3757

Piyush Shah
Technical Director (Hardlines)
Tel: +1 (973) 461-7953

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sgs.com/hardlines
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