The public has until May 12 to comment on the potential banning of products that contain mercury in Canada. If the Mercury containing products there would be a reduction of 4.5 tonnes each year entering the market. Mercury can effect the neurodevelopment and learning development of small children. The main products that contain mercury are thermometers, batteries, and measuring instruments. The government is planning on improving the label on the level of mercury in a product and how to properly dispose of these kind of products.
I think that if this is such a problem right now that the government should have done something about a long time ago. Many of thermometer and battery companies will feel the effect of this passing, I don't believe that this is the best way for the government to solve this problem. I think that they should use government produced commercials notifying the public about this problem.
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