On 4 November 2016, Health Canada has published a code of practice for 2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethanol (DEGME). Under the code, it is recommended that the concentration of total DEGME present in a surface coating material available to a consumer in Canada should not be more than 10,000 mg/kg (also expressed as 1.0% w/w).

This Code is applicable to consumer products that are surface coating materials containing DEGME. But surface coating materials for industrial and/or commercial use only are not included in the Code.

Canadian manufacturers and importers of consumer products that are surface coating materials containing DEGME who have adopted the measures in this Code are advised to communicate, in writing, to the Minister of Health no later than six months after publication of the Code or six months after they start to use DEGME in their products or import products containing DEGME.

The code comes into force since its publication on the Canada Gazette. A 60-day public comment period is granted before its publication. C&K Testing advices businesses to deal with due care.