Currently, many products with considerable consumer appeal, such as flame retardant, stain resistant or wrinkle free clothing, are manufactured in Asia for large retail chain stores. Manufacturers have told me that orders have already been placed by the large chain stores for brand name clothing items made of flame retardant, stain resistant or wrinkle free fabric.
If the government has the right to order a product recall, all clothing currently being manufactured in Asia will need to be recalled because they contain PFOS or PBDEs which will be banned in Canada.
Are manufacturers being asked to withdraw these products from the market immediately, or will they be given a period of time to comply?