Minister’s Exemption to Ontario Regulation 218/01
Please be advised of the following Minister’s Exemption to Ontario Regulation 218/01:
A Minister’s Exemption has been made to the Ontario Upholstered and Stuffed Articles (“USA”) Regulation (Ontario Regulation 218/01) pertaining to the use of recycled down and other feather products. The key changes include the following:
a) Clothing and apparel containing recycled down and other feather products is exempt from the new material and labeling requirements, but must still register with TSSA.
b) The exemption would allow persons who use recycled down and other feather products in the manufacture, renovation and sale of clothing and apparel to use recycled down and other feather products as stuffing.
c) Recycled down and other feather products will still have to meet the cleanliness standards in section 18 of the regulation, which puts forward the minimum requirements for down and feather cleanliness.
d) The exemption will allow alternative industry standards that are substantially similar to the requirements set out in section 18 of the regulation.
Effective Date: September 25, 2018