{"id":18321,"date":"2026-01-26T14:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/?page_id=18321"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:14:52","slug":"selected-references-and-evidence-base","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/selected-references-and-evidence-base\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/References-and-Evidence-Base.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Selected References and Evidence Base<\/a><\/strong> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>American Medical Association. (2025). <em>Policy H-135.902: Fragrance sensitivity<\/em>.<br>Recognizes fragrance sensitivity as a condition that may limit major life activities and supports fragrance-free policies, ingredient transparency, research, and clinical awareness.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policysearch.ama-assn.org\/policyfinder\/detail\/%22Fragrance%20Regulation%20H-135.902%22?uri=%2FAMADoc%2FHOD.xml-H-135.902.xml\">https:\/\/policysearch.ama-assn.org\/policyfinder\/detail\/%22Fragrance%20Regulation%20H-135.902%22?uri=%2FAMADoc%2FHOD.xml-H-135.902.xml<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Human Rights Commission. (n.d.). <em>Policy on environmental sensitivities<\/em>. Government of Canada.<br>Recognizes environmental sensitivities, including multiple chemical sensitivity, as a disability and identifies scent-free and low-toxicity environments as required accommodations.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca\/resources\/publications\/environmental-sensitivities-and-scent-free-policies\">https:\/\/www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca\/resources\/publications\/environmental-sensitivities-and-scent-free-policies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistics Canada. (2000\u2013present). <em>Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS): Multiple chemical sensitivity<\/em>. Government of Canada.<br>Population-level data indicate that <strong>over 1.13 million Canadians have been diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity<\/strong>.<br>Summary available at:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/mcs-statistics\/\">https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/mcs-statistics\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. (2025). Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Canada. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/tbinternet.ohchr.org\/_layouts\/15\/treatybodyexternal\/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRPD%2FC%2FCAN%2FCO%2F2-3&amp;Lang=en\">https:\/\/tbinternet.ohchr.org\/_layouts\/15\/treatybodyexternal\/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRPD%2FC%2FCAN%2FCO%2F2-3&amp;Lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molot, J., Sears, M., &amp; Anisman, H. (2023, February 28). Multiple chemical sensitivity: It\u2019s time to catch up to the science. SSRN.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.4373616\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.4373616<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note<\/em>: click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/system\/files\/a25-handbook-combined.pdf\">here<\/a> to view the full report from the AMA\u2019s Council on Science and Public Health. The AMA\u2019s stance on fragrance is listed under the Resolution 501-A-24 and can be found in the pages 749\u2013783.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A joint initiative of the Environmental Health Association of Canada (EHAC-ASEC) and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec (ASEQ-EHAQ).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected References and Evidence Base Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) American Medical Association. (2025). Policy H-135.902: Fragrance sensitivity.Recognizes fragrance sensitivity as a condition that may limit major life activities and supports fragrance-free policies, ingredient transparency, research, and clinical awareness.https:\/\/policysearch.ama-assn.org\/policyfinder\/detail\/%22Fragrance%20Regulation%20H-135.902%22?uri=%2FAMADoc%2FHOD.xml-H-135.902.xml Canadian Human Rights Commission. (n.d.). Policy on environmental sensitivities. Government of Canada.Recognizes environmental sensitivities, including multiple chemical sensitivity, as a disability and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18321","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}