Health Canada Updates Table 2 of the General Prohibitions Process under the CCPSA

BAAR, Switzerland - Dec. 10, 2025 - PRLog -- SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 177.25, reporting on the addition of button/coin battery containing product and their packaging to Table 2 in Health Canada's Approach to the General Prohibitions under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA).

Table 2 provides performance criteria such as recognized voluntary standards, international requirements and regulatory provisions that Health Canada has deemed sufficient to mitigate identified hazards. The update reflects safety assessments carried out on these products and was issued on November 24, 2025. The assessments did not include consumer products that use zinc-air button/coin batteries.

Stakeholders have been invited to view the assessments for the products and their packaging, with comments accepted until January 22, 2026. If dangers are subsequently identified, the product class will be advanced to Table 3, but if none are found, it will be returned to Table 1 for ongoing monitoring.

The proposal does not constitute a ban, so products meeting relevant safety requirements will continue to be permitted on the Canadian market.

SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 177.25 includes a helpful table with further information on identified performance criteria for products containing button/coin batteries and their packaging.

Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 177.25  for more details.

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