{"id":858384,"date":"2021-08-30T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=858384"},"modified":"2025-09-08T02:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:04:12","slug":"consumer-labeling-in-the-usa-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/consumer-labeling-in-the-usa-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Labeling in the USA & Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the services we offer at ICC is consumer labeling instructions<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for the USA and Canada. These are called instructions because we provide you with all of the information in the appropriate language, then you, in turn, provide that to your graphic artist to apply to your label.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Canadian consumer regulations fall under the CCCR (Consumer Chemicals and Container Regulations). These regulations govern products like most cleaning supplies, paints, and solvents used in your home, but also things like essential oils and diffusers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The USA has similar regulations, which are called the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission). The CPSC covers a wide variety of labeling requirements. Specifically, chemical type products are covered under the FHSA (Federal Hazardous Substances Act).<\/span><\/p>\n

Many customers want to market their product in BOTH the USA and Canada. In a perfect world, you could use one label to cover both requirements, right? Well, unfortunately, it is not that simple.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few of the big differences include:<\/span><\/p>\n