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From the BBC:

Many of the plastic toys sold in India may contain chemicals harmful to children, an environmental group says in a report. Click here for full story.

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Reuters reported:

Swiss food giant Nestle made misleading claims about the health benefits of some children's beverages, U.S. regulators said in letters released on Tuesday.

The article can be found here.

The Government of Canada has issued a press release reminding Canadians about health and food safety during the Holiday season.

Click here.

Stay safe this Holiday season.

Like every other year old man winter has returned and with a vengeance. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that with the bad weather there is an obvious increase in accidents.

Always, ensure that you are prepared for winter driving and practice safe and defensive driving techniques.

If you do happen to be involved in a motor vehicle accident make sure you swap all your driver and vehicle information with the other driver. Don’t admit anything and verify that all occupants in your vehicle and the other vehicle are safe.

If you have been injured contact me right away to learn about your rights. The insurance company will likely have a representative at your door within days with piles of paperwork.

Bill C-6 the proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act can be found here. I hope to review it in more detail later.

Click here for a link to frequently asked questions about Bill C-6 the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.

Continuing with yesterdays discussion about product safety legislation, Health Canada issued a press release suggesting that Bill C-6, Canada Consumer Product Safety Act has been held up in the Senate.

Apparently, on “December 2, 2009, the Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology committee made a number of amendments which render the Bill dysfunctional.”

The Canadian Health Minister stated:

"A handful of opposition Senators are trying to water down the proposed Act and consequently add extra steps in the process, slowing matters down needlessly," said Minister Aglukkaq. "The amendments made to the Bill do nothing to improve the health and safety of Canadians. They do, however, considerably weaken the bill by putting the interest of industry ahead of the health and safety of Canadians."

It’s extremely unfortunate that such an important Bill designed to protect Canadians is being heldup.

The most recent crib recall has been the last straw. Soon there might be product safety legislation in Canada.

Many in Canada might be unaware that there are no safety requirements for manufacturers to comply with. Companies are not required by law to inform the public about a potential hazard. Finally, the government of Canada does not have the power to impose a mandatory recall because it’s up to the company.

Bill C-6 is designed to be tougher legislation to protect Canadians and empower the government with the ability to issue mandatory recalls. The Bill passed with ease in the House of Commons and is now before the Senate. It’s time Canada modernized its product safety legislation and brought it in line with the United States and Europe.

The Toronto Star reported on the matter here.

I have talked about Facebook in the context of lawsuits on numerous occasions on this website. Recently, a Quebec woman made international headlines for her dispute with Manulife regarding her disability benefits.

In this case the woman’s disability benefits through her workplace insurer Manulife were terminated when an adjuster found pictures of her at events and engaged in certain activities.

Manulife has not commented on the matter but did state, “"we would not deny or terminate a valid claim solely based on information published on websites such as Facebook."

The woman has now hired a lawyer to assist her in the case. Many courts over the last three years have permitted the disclosure of Facebook profiles. Also, insurance adjusters and lawyers are frequently requesting preservation of the pages.

In this case, the woman alleged to be off work due to depression. Facebook photographs are not enough evidence to terminate benefits. Moreover, the woman also claimed that she engaged in the activities based on recommendations from physicians.

Given the amount of media attention this case has already received perhaps, Manulife might want to settle the matter to avoid bad PR.