http://www.nortonrose.comDescription© Copyright Norton Rose LLP 2013. All rights reserved.SaturdaySunday0123456789101113141517181920212223http://www.nortonrose.com/common/images/logo_reverse.gifhttp://www.nortonrose.comOn April 16, 2013, Health Canada released a public consultation proposal to amend the Playpens Regulations (“Regulations”) under the Canada Consumer Product...Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79600/consumer-legislation-update-health-canada-issues-consultation-on-amendments-to-canadian-playpens-regulationshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79600/consumer-legislation-update-health-canada-issues-consultation-on-amendments-to-canadian-playpens-regulationstext/plainCounterfeit goods are entering Australia every day including in the areas of healthcare, food and beverages. What is being done to prevent this?Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/70126/stopping-counterfeits-at-the-borderhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/70126/stopping-counterfeits-at-the-bordertext/plainOn March 24, 2012 the Minister of Health published proposed administrative monetary penalty ("AMP") regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The AMP system is a...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/65633/minister-of-health-publishes-proposed-administrative-monetary-penalties-consumer-products-regulationshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/65633/minister-of-health-publishes-proposed-administrative-monetary-penalties-consumer-products-regulationstext/plainA recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court illustrates the unwillingness of courts to impose private law duties on governmental agencies tasked with ...Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/56489/no-private-law-duty-when-government-acts-to-protect-consumershttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/56489/no-private-law-duty-when-government-acts-to-protect-consumerstext/plainOn December 13, 2010, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act received final passage from Canada's Parliament. Upon receiving Royal Assent it will become law.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/33148/canada-consumer-product-safety-act-passes-parliamenthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/33148/canada-consumer-product-safety-act-passes-parliamenttext/plainOn 23 November 2010, the Queensland Parliament passed the Liquor and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (the Amending Act). The Amending Act implements extens...Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/32600/the-liquor-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2010http://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/32600/the-liquor-and-other-legislation-amendment-bill-2010text/plainCorporate crises are becoming increasingly common. Recent high-profile examples include the public and regulatory scrutiny Google is facing with respect to Google...Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/43147/battening-down-before-the-storm-hits-managing-a-product-recall-privacydata-breach-or-other-crisishttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/43147/battening-down-before-the-storm-hits-managing-a-product-recall-privacydata-breach-or-other-crisistext/plainRecalls of consumer products continued to grow in number and scope in 2008.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/49379/product-safety-and-product-recalls-in-canadahttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/49379/product-safety-and-product-recalls-in-canadatext/plainOn August 25 2010, Health Canada announced another consultation for regulations under the proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (“CCPSA”).Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/33417/new-canada-consumer-product-safety-act-consultation-administrative-monetary-penaltieshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/33417/new-canada-consumer-product-safety-act-consultation-administrative-monetary-penaltiestext/plainOn August 6, 2010, Health Canada announced that it would be conducting a consultation regarding proposed Exemption Regulations pursuant to the proposed Canada Con...Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/43441/consultation-regarding-exemption-regulations-under-the-proposed-canada-consumer-product-safety-acthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/43441/consultation-regarding-exemption-regulations-under-the-proposed-canada-consumer-product-safety-acttext/plainOn July 20, 2010, Health Canada released for consultation a draft copy of the mandatory reporting requirements under Bill C-36, the proposed Canada Consumer Produ...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/44133/consultation-on-the-mandatory-reporting-requirements-of-the-proposed-canada-consumer-product-safety-acthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/44133/consultation-on-the-mandatory-reporting-requirements-of-the-proposed-canada-consumer-product-safety-acttext/plainWelcome to the May edition of Our Shout. This edition of Our Shout covers a range of issues confronting the liquor, gaming and hospitality industries across Austr...Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/28317/our-shouthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/28317/our-shouttext/plainPenny Bonner talks to Canwest News about how a growing list of recalls can create consumer dullness.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/45881/recall-weary-consumers-may-begin-tuning-out-dangerhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/45881/recall-weary-consumers-may-begin-tuning-out-dangertext/plainOn Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Bill C-6) received third reading in the Senate.Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/46086/canada-consumer-product-safety-act-passed-by-senate-with-amendments-the-debate-goes-onhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/46086/canada-consumer-product-safety-act-passed-by-senate-with-amendments-the-debate-goes-ontext/plainThe decision to outsource manufacturing processes is a difficult one for many domestic companies. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/46505/the-dos-and-donts-of-doing-business-with-foreign-suppliershttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/46505/the-dos-and-donts-of-doing-business-with-foreign-supplierstext/plainThe European Court of Justice has upheld the right of Member States to restrict the ownership of pharmacies in two recent judgments. These developments come as a...Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/22784/european-court-upholds-ban-on-pharmacy-ownershiphttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/22784/european-court-upholds-ban-on-pharmacy-ownershiptext/plainThe Canadian retail marketplace is on the edge of a regulatory revolution with respect to consumer products, writes Martha Healey in Update magazine.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/47456/the-canada-consumer-product-safety-act-the-new-face-of-consumer-product-regulation-in-canadahttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/47456/the-canada-consumer-product-safety-act-the-new-face-of-consumer-product-regulation-in-canadatext/plainMartha Healey talks about the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act in Lawyers Weekly.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/47470/consumer-product-safety-law-fraught-with-uncertaintieshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/47470/consumer-product-safety-law-fraught-with-uncertaintiestext/plainMartha Healey talks to Lawyers Weekly about the proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act’s intent to modernize and strengthen product safety laws.Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/48183/product-safety-bill-too-onerous-say-lawyershttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/48183/product-safety-bill-too-onerous-say-lawyerstext/plainThe impact of EC legislation in the labelling and advertising field is felt strongly by the manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic drinks sold in the EU.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/20053/finding-a-route-through-the-labyrinthhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/20053/finding-a-route-through-the-labyrinthtext/plainPenny S. Bonner, chair of the Recall and Crisis Management team, is featured in the Financial Post, where she discusses the sharp increase in product recall work ...Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/48688/recalls-around-the-clockhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/48688/recalls-around-the-clocktext/plain