Health Canada processed 2,571 product safety reports in calendar 2025, according to its February 20 update. The new data included both the third and fourth quarters, respectively accounting for 665 and 631 reports. Those compared to 567 in the second (PSL, 10/13/25) and 704 in the first (PSL, 9/15/25).
Tallies for other recent years were 2,399 (2024), 2,642 (2023), 2,738 (2022), and 2,901 (2021). In 2025, 787 reports mentioned injuries (30.6%), and 17 mentioned deaths (0.6%).
Other details, according to Health Canada's dashboard (bit.ly/4m9PWS2) included:
- Top Product Categories: Appliances (909), housewares (431), electronics (284), grooming products/accessories (245), children's products (220), home/automobile maintenance (160), outdoor living (121), clothing/textiles/accessories (114), and sports/recreation/hobby (87).
- Top Risk Types: Irritation/allergy (188), burn (184), cut (159), bruise (65), unknown (61), other (33), poison (30), fracture (17), electric shock (7), and sprain/strain (15).
- Reporter Locations: Canada (2,271), elsewhere (151), and unknown (149).
Hazards linked to the top 10 product types included:
- Electric Ranges/Ovens (449 total): Flammability (305), other (57), electrical (45), mechanical/physical (42).
- Cosmetics (194): Toxicological (177), mechanical/physical (6), other (6), unknown (5).
- Toys (102): Mechanical/physical (67), toxicological (18), flammability (7), electrical (5), unknown (3), other (2).
- Chairs, Other/Unsp. (77): Mechanical/physical (77).
- Computers (73): Flammability (35), electrical (32), mechanical/physical (4) toxicological (1), other (1).
- Telephones/Accessories (60): Flammability (34), electrical (20), mechanical/physical (5), radiation emission (1).
- Microwave Ovens (52): Flammability (25), mechanical/ physical (13), electrical (12), radiation emission (2).
- Battery Chargers/Adapters (52): Electrical (29), flammability (20), mechanical/physical (3).
- Gas Ranges/Ovens (40): Flammability (27), mechanical/ physical (5) toxicological (5), other (2), unknown (1).
- Electric Clothes Dryers (35): Flammability (31), electrical (2), mechanical/physical (1), unknown (1).
