Government of Canada announces the launch of the Canadian Product Safety Pledge alongside Amazon Canada and eBay Canada.
With the popularity of online shopping, Canada and countries around the world have seen an increase in the availability of unsafe products with potential risks to consumers. Product safety is a shared responsibility, and online businesses play an important role in promoting product safety in the digital economy to help keep consumers safe.
That is why yesterday, the Honourable Greg Fergus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canadian Product Safety Pledge (the Pledge), with Amazon Canada and eBay Canada as the first signatories to the Pledge.
As signatories to the Pledge, these companies who host products from third-party sellers, have voluntarily committed to strengthening product safety. This will be done through a combination of preventative and corrective actions that will help reduce the safety risks associated with consumer products and cosmetics purchased through their online marketplaces. The Pledge adds to Canada's already robust consumer product and cosmetic safety system.
