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Auditor general finds Health Canada not testing cosmetics regularly, no power to recall
Description
May 31, 2016
A federal audit says Health Canada doesn’t regularly test cosmetics for harmful or prohibited substances and there’s no legal requirement to report adverse health and safety incidents — unlike other consumer products. Shirlee Engel reports.
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Auditor general finds Health Canada not testing cosmetics regularly, no power to recall01:24 | May 31, 2016
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Auditor general finds Health Canada not testing cosmetics regularly, no power to recall
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