HOW DO RECALLED PRODUCTS BECOME CERTIFIED TO BEGIN WITH?
Initial certification is based on a sampling of products sent to CSA International for testing. The product is then tested to the applicable Canadian or U.S. standard. If it meets the requirements of the standard or another recognized document used as a basis for certification, it is awarded a CSA International certification mark. Certification of a product is an ongoing process that involves follow-up factory inspections and retail surveillance to ensure conformity. Occasionally certified products may experience manufacturing defects in a particular batch that are not detected by a manufacturer’s quality control process. Other times products may have parts substituted by the manufacturer that were not part of the original design certified by CSA International. In rare instances, products may be used in a manner for which they were not originally intended. In this case, CSA International may recommend changes to the standard to which they were originally certified.
