Question Period Note: IREX VAPE PRODUCT RECALL
About
- Reference number:
- HC-2024-QP-00005
- Date received:
- Dec 18, 2024
- Organization:
- Health Canada
- Name of Minister:
- Saks, Ya'ara (Hon.)
- Title of Minister:
- Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Issue/Question:
• Health Canada posted a recall for a vaping product called Irex magic 25000 puffs, a refillable vaping product. The company has reported that 3000 units of the affected products were sold in Canada between September 2024 and October 2024.
Suggested Response:
KEY MESSAGES
• Our government is committed to ensuring that consumer products on the Canadian market are safe. This includes protecting young children from ingesting toxic concentrations of nicotine in vaping products.
• Health Canada vigorously enforces all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements. We will not hesitate to take appropriate action where necessary, including conducting recalls, stop sales, product seizures and prosecutions.
• Health Canada will continue to hold the industry accountable to ensure Canadians, in particular children and youth, are protected from vaping products.
Background:
N/A
Additional Information:
N/A