Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment, said the new chemicals management program would provide Canadians with information about the chemicals in the products they choose.
The list of chemicals includes some already proven harmful to animals and suspected to be potentially harmful to human health.
"We think it's a very important step in dealing with some of the most substances that are in our environment, and that pose a threat to the environment and our own health."
"If there's going to be a greater responsibility for enforcement for our health, we'd better back it up with the money to go with it," she said.
Ambrose released the name of the first chemical to be placed on the list: hexafluorobutadiene.
Others chemicals include:
- 2-Butoxyethanol (2-BE),
- 2-Methoxyethanol (2-ME),
- Bisphenol A,
- Lead,
- Perfluorooctane sulfonate or perfluorooctanyl sulfonate (PFOS),
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs),
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs),
