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The Ontario Stuffed Animal Act
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| Sunsnail |
| Google comes up with NOTHING about this, yet its clearly written on the label of my cat's toy mouse. This is troubling. I'm thinking it's a cover up |
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| Sunsnail |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
http://www.bereskinparr.com/ENG/Abo...ackaging_1.html
| quote: | 2. Ontario - Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Act
Currently, Ontario is one of three provinces in Canada to have legislation governing the labelling of upholstered and stuffed articles. (The other two provinces are Manitoba and Québec.) The Ontario Act broadly defines “upholstered and stuffed articles” to mean “an article any part of which contains stuffing”, and requires that such articles be labelled as prescribed by the Regulations immediately after their manufacture, with the labels applied so that they are easily visible. The sale of such articles without the required labels is prohibited.
All three provinces require “manufacturers” of upholstered or stuffed articles to be registered. “Manufacturer” is defined by the Ontario Act to mean “a person who inserts and covers stuffing in any article or part thereof in the manufacture of an upholstered or stuffed article or any part thereof”.
It is sufficient for a manufacturer to apply one label complying with the requirements of one of the three provinces, provided that the manufacturer has been registered in all three provinces. Apparently, the three provinces are in the process of preparing a uniform label, and the proposed label most closely resembles the currently existing Ontario label.
The Regulations set out the colour, size and format of the labels. For example, articles stuffed with new materials must bear white labels, which must be in one of two formats (shown in Forms 1 and 2 of the Regulations). The minimum size of the label is also mandated, and corresponds to the format chosen for the label.
The Regulations also set out the informational content of the labels. For example, where the article contains new material only, the label must indicate, among other things, that the article contains new material only, the main stuffing materials, the manufacturer’s identification number. No other information may appear on the labels, except the name and address of the manufacturer, if the manufacturer desires, or information required by federal laws, if the manufacturer wishes to use an extended version of the prescribed label. Despite the latter provision, no name other than the name of the manufacturer may appear on an extended version of the prescribed label, and, accordingly, in some instances, a stuffed article will need to bear more than one label to comply with both federal and provincial labelling requirements. |
I WANT TO BELIEVE.
//Perhaps stuffed animals have been linked to drug use in a court of law? |
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| Sunsnail |
| oh wow thanks. I knew a canadian like yourself would have more information |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Well yeah. I'm a stuffed animal rights activist. |
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| Swamper |
| I hear Jennypie has experience mounting stuffed beavers |
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| D-res |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Well yeah. I'm a stuffed animal rights activist. |
You're... Canadian?! |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| No, I live in Denver. |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
No, I live in Denver. |
America's Canada. |
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| d_Verge |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
//Perhaps stuffed animals have been linked to drug use in a court of law? |
:stongue: |
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