Food and Drugs Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-27)

Marginal note:Prohibited sales of cosmetics

16 No person shall sell any cosmetic that

• (a) has in or on it any substance that may cause injury to the health of the user when the cosmetic is used,

  • (i) according to the directions on the label or accompanying the cosmetic, or

  • (ii) for such purposes and by such methods of use as are customary or usual therefor;

• (b) consists in whole or in part of any filthy or decomposed substance or of any foreign matter; or

• (c) was manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged or stored under unsanitary conditions.