CORNWALL, Ontario – Ling Goh, Public Safety Officer with Health Canada for the Ontario Region was in Cornwall during the week of Nov. 1 checking to make sure that no recalled items have slipped through the cracks.
Specifically, Goh will be inspecting products on the shelves of independent second-hand stores to ensure that no recalled products have made it to their shelves.
Goh visits Cornwall every two years and this year brought some examples of products she is keeping an eye out for.
These include dolls with styrofoam heads that have eyes that popout, toys that can be choked on, bracelets made with lead.
In addition to recalled products, she also is looking for products that are prohibited in Canada such as re-lighting candles, which serve as a fire hazard.
Goh is also on the look out for products containing hazardous chemicals and it’s not only lead, but also BPA, arsenic and cadmium.
She said she intended to inspect 10 stores in all while in Cornwall, and that as of Wednesday, had not found any recalled products.
The only adjustments she’s made at some stores has been to remove drawstrings from clothes for children below a certain age, as they pose a choking hazard.
