Hazardous Products (Glazed Ceramics and Glassware) Regulations

SOR/98-176

Registration 19 March, 1998

HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT

Hazardous Products (Glazed Ceramics and Glassware) Regulations

P.C. 1998-400 19 March, 1998

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 5^a of the Hazardous Products Act, hereby makes the annexed Hazardous Products (Glazed Ceramics and Glassware) Regulations.

^a R.S., c. 24 (3rd Supp.), s. 1

HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS (GLAZED CERAMICS AND GLASSWARE) REGULATIONS

INTERPRETATION

1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

"cups and mugs" means small hollow-ware used for the consumption of liquids. (tasses et chopes)

"drinking vessel" means any hollow-ware from which one can drink liquids. (récipient à boire)

"flatware" means a product having an internal depth not exceeding 25 mm, measured vertically from the lowest interior point to a horizontal plane passing through the point of overflow. (vaisselle plate)

"hollow-ware" means a product having an internal depth greater than 25 mm, measured vertically from the lowest interior point to a horizontal plane passing through the point of overflow. (vaisselle creuse)

"large hollow-ware" means hollow-ware with a capacity of 1.1 L or more. (grande vaisselle creuse)

"permanent warning" means a warning that remains legible for the lifetime of the product under normal conditions of use and cleaning. (mise en garde permanente)

"pitcher" means a large hollow-ware vessel that is commonly used for storing and dispensing liquids but does not include a creamer, a coffeepot or a teapot. (pichet)

"product" means a product made wholly or partly of glazed ceramic or glass set out in item 20.1 of Part II of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act. (produit)

"small hollow-ware" means hollow-ware with a capacity of less than 1.1 L. (petite vaisselle creuse)

GENERAL

2. The advertising, sale or importation of a product is authorized

(a) if the product is not subject to these Regulations; or

(b) if the product is subject to these Regulations and meets all the requirements thereof.

APPLICATION

3. These Regulations apply to all products that are

(a) to be used or that may be used in the storing, preparing or serving of food as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act; and

(b) completely or partially covered with a coating, glaze or decoration that contains lead or cadmium.

LEACHABILITY LIMITS FOR LEAD AND CADMIUM

4. No product of a product category set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section, when tested in accordance with the method set out in item 1 of the schedule, shall release lead in excess of the leachability limit set out in column 2 of that item or cadmium in excess of the leachability limit set out in column 3 of that item, unless the product is identified or displays a permanent warning in accordance with section 6.

TABLE

5. No drinking vessel with a distinctive exterior decorative pattern within 20 mm of the rim, when tested in accordance with the method set out in item 2 of the schedule, shall release lead in excess of 25 mg/L or cadmium in excess of 1.75 mg/L.

IDENTIFICATION AND WARNING

6. A product that is not for food use and that releases lead or cadmium in excess of the leachability limits set out in the table to section 4 shall:

(a) be identified by a design feature, such as a hole or a mounting hook, that renders the product unsuitable for the storing, preparing or serving of food; or

(b) display, in both official languages and in capital letters of not less than 3 mm in height, a permanent warning consisting of one of the following texts or a similar text, as may be appropriate:

REPEAL

7. The Hazardous Products (Glazed Ceramics) Regulations¹ are repealed.

¹ C.R.C., c. 925

COMING INTO FORCE

8. These Regulations come into force on March 19, 1998.

SCHEDULE
(Sections 4 and 5)
TEST METHODS

1. To determine whether a product releases lead or cadmium, the following method, which is based on International Standard ISO 6486/1, Ceramic ware in contact with food - Release of lead and cadmium -- Part 1: Method of test, first edition, 1981-06-01, shall be used:

(a) handwash the product using a non-acidic detergent solution, rinse with distilled water and air dry;

(b) fill the product to within 5 mm of the level of overflowing with an extraction solution of 4% (volume/volume) of acetic acid in water;

(c) cover the product with an inert opaque cover and allow to stand for 24 hours at 22 °C ± 2 °C;

(d) stir the extraction solution to ensure homogeneity taking care not to abrade the surface of the product;

(e) take an aliquot of the extraction solution and, within 8 hours, analyze the solution using an analytical technique that is capable of detecting

(i) lead at 0.1 mg/L or less, and

(ii) cadmium at 0.02 mg/L or less; and

(f) express the results as the quantity of the lead or cadmium in milligrams per litre of the extraction solution.

2. To determine whether a drinking vessel bearing a distinctive exterior decorative pattern within 20 mm of the rim releases lead or cadmium, the following method, which is based on a standard of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM C927-80), reapproved 1993, Standard Test Method for Lead and Cadmium Extracted from the Lip and Rim Area of Glass Tumblers Externally Decorated with Ceramic Glass Enamels, shall be used:

(a) handwash the drinking vessel using a non-acidic detergent solution, rinse with distilled water and air dry;

(b) measure the internal volume of the drinking vessel in millilitres by filling with distilled water to within 5 mm of the level of overflowing and record the internal volume (V₂);

(c) discard the water and invert the drinking vessel in an appropriate laboratory glassware container whose diameter is a minimum of 1.25 times and a maximum of 2 times the external diameter of the test specimen as measured at the rim;

(d) add to the laboratory glassware container the volume of an extraction solution of 4% (volume/volume) of acetic acid in water that is sufficient to permit the drinking vessel to be submerged in 20 mm of the solution and record the volume of extraction solution used (V₁);

(e) cover the laboratory glassware container with an inert opaque cover and allow to stand for 24 hours at 22 °C ± 2 °C;

(f) remove the drinking vessel and stir the extraction solution to ensure homogeneity;

(g) take an aliquot of the extraction solution and, within 8 hours, analyze the solution using an analytical technique that is capable of detecting

(i) lead at 0.1 mg/L or less, and

(ii) cadmium at 0.02 mg/L or less; and

(h) express the results as the quantity of the lead or cadmium in milligrams per litre of the extraction solution relative to the internal volume of the drinking vessel as follows: