Canada on Tuesday announced new product safety laws aimed at protecting consumers from unsafe drugs and other goods.
"These measures represent an extraordinarily tough approach to consumer health and safety," Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a news conference in Ottawa.
The legislations provide for new personnel to prevent unsafe products from entering the market place.
They will also increase penalties that now range from 5,000 Canadian dollars (5,000 U.S. dollars) to 250,000 to as much as 5 million for offenses.
Other initiatives in the plan include greater surveillance of products in the marketplace, requiring manufacturers to supply adverse drug reactions, among others.
Health Minister Tony Clement said the program will receive 113 million Canadian dollars (113 million U.S. dollars) in funding over two years.
Source:Xinhua
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