This edition of reSOURCE is your guide to chasing the summer sun.

We have also been blogging recently about some exciting news — it is Source Nutraceutical, Inc.’s fifteenth Anniversary! From humble beginnings to renovated headquarters, it’s been an exciting journey and we’re so thrilled to share it with our readers.

FIFTEEN YEARS OF SOURCE

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Source Nutraceutical, Inc. From a humble, home based 1-man operation, to an internationally renowned Canadian regulatory consulting services company, Source Nutraceutical has evolved greatly over the last decade and a half.

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REGULATING WEED EATERS

From the 2,000 adult Canadians surveyed online, the likely edible users plan to consume gummy bears, cookies, brownies or chocolates at least every three months. To protect weed eaters, edibles will need to follow requirements and address risks.

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HEALTH CANADA: FRONT-OF-PACKAGE LABELLING

Are you ready for another potentially huge change in food and beverage labelling? Front-of-packaging (FOP) labelling will help consumers be able to quickly and easily identify harmful foods they are potentially buying. There is a strong lean towards this new labelling requirement among health professionals and industry members. Will you be ready for it?

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AMAZON RECENTLY ANNOUNCES COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH CANADA’S REGULATIONS

It is of no surprise that Amazon is trailblazing by expanding their reach into the health care industry and launching brick-and-mortar stores. Amazon is enticing consumers with an abundance of changes. It’s important to read about their official Listing Restriction Policies.

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IS THE LEGAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY CREATING A WASTE PROBLEM?

Now that cannabis is legal in Canada, consumers are taking notice at the amount of packaging that comes with it, and the cannabis players are starting to take note as well. Some estimates that the cannabis industry will produce about 1 billion units of plastic waste annually by 2020. As one Canadian cannabis consumer recently found, there were 38 grams of packaging used just to house just one gram of weed. That’s a lot of plastic.

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THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA IS MODERNIZING BEER REGULATIONS

As new product formulas will be developed using ingredients that were previously not allowed such as herbs and spices, this may bring about allergens that were previously not found in beer–among other notable changes.

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