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Canning, pickling and preserving foods from the late summer and early autumn harvest have been documented as staples in kitchens since the first years of Napoleonic Wars. Canning extends shelf life and is most commonly seen in vinegar pickles and jams. Today, consumer behavior has renewed fascination with consuming home-grown...

Can you tell if a food is healthy just by looking the front of its packaging? Do you know if your favourite Canadian pre-packaged foods are high in sodium, sugar and saturated fat? Due to pending regulatory changes, this may be easier to do in the near future! Health Canada...

You may remember our Industry Bulletin (December 2016); summarizing Health Canada’s publication of updated Food and Drug Regulations – Nutrition Labelling, Other Labelling Provisions and Food Colours, in Canada Gazette, Part II. These changes to nutrition labelling align with the launch of Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy in the fall of...

On August 2, 2017, Health Canada approved a new end use for stevia as a sweetening agent in two popular food products:  meal replacement/ nutritional supplement (i.e. protein) bars, and snack (i.e granola, cereal and fibre) bars.  This is a major development for the food industry, as snack, cereal and...

Source is excited to promote two upcoming regulatory speaking engagements with the International Pharmaceutical Academy this September in Montreal! Krista Coventry, our Director of Regulatory Services for Eastern Canada, will be an invited speaker at each of the following upcoming events: The International Pharmaceutical Academy’s Annual Stability Workshop (September 18-20,...

New rules are on the horizon for pet health products in Canada!  Canadian and international suppliers in the veterinary health product sector should mark their calendars in anticipation of major regulatory changes coming in the fall of 2017! Since 2012, suppliers selling pet health products in Canada have had the...

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, is the driving force behind the newly launched industry Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library).  The Supplement OWL is an online resource designed to help industry stakeholders locate information about dietary supplements, as well as accompanying...

Health Canada is planning to update its process for completing electronic product license applications (ePLAs) for Natural Health Products (NHPs) in the spring of 2018.  These anticipated changes will impact processes for Class I, II and III product license applications, with a goal of improving operational efficiencies, wonderful news for...

In June of 2017, Source’s own Krista Coventry (Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eastern Canada) participated in an industry webinar entitled “International Insights: Inside NAFTA and Opportunities Overseas”.  Hosted by the U.S. Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and Natural Products Insider, the webinar provided insights into implications of NAFTA (the North...

Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are the main source of industrially produced trans fats in the Canadian diet, and are found in a wide assortment of foods. There are two main types of PHOs: fully hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. Consuming trans fats has been shown to increase risk of heart...

In June of 2017, Health Canada hosted a second round of cross-Canada industry consultations focused on their proposed Self-care Framework.  These consultations were a continuation of the previous round of consultation sessions held in April and May of this year.  Members of Source’s Regulatory Affairs Team attended both online and...

Krista Coventry, Source Nutraceutical’s own Director of Regulatory Services – Eastern Canada, recently had the opportunity to talk with Rachel Adams, Managing Editor from Natural Products INSIDER. This interview was featured in a Natural Products INSIDER podcast published May 8, 2017. This podcast interview was recorded at the 17th Annual Oxford...

When you jet set off somewhere new and exciting your passport is the most important item that you carry with you. It is your ticket into each new country and you would without a doubt be denied entry without it in hand. Why should bringing a product into a new...

Save the Date to watch Source Nutraceutical, Inc. in an upcoming Council for Responsible Nutrition Webinar (June 13, 2017) on International Insights: Inside NAFTA and Opportunities Overseas. Krista will present a perspective on the Canadian health products sector. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is back in the news...

Source Nutraceutical, Inc. played an active role in the 14th annual Natural Health Product Research Society (NHPRS) of Canada conference (Vancouver, British Columbia, May 8-11, 2017).  The 2017 NHPRS event hosted 200 delegates from 4 continents, featured over 60 speakers, and provided updates on current research, key regulatory issues, and...

Krista Coventry, Source’s Director of Regulatory Services for Eastern Canada, presented on Regulatory Considerations for Botanical Ingredients in the Canadian Health Products Sector at the 17th annual International Conference on the Science of Botanicals (ICSB) (April 3-6, 2017 in Oxford, Mississippi). Throughout the conference, exciting presentations and discussions were focused...

As we reported in last month’s reSOURCE, Health Canada is in the process of seeking additional industry feedback on their proposed Regulations for Self-care Products. The Self-Care initiative has the potential to result in major changes to pre-market review and post-market compliance processes for Natural Health Products (NHPs), Cosmetics and...

The 17th annual Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals (ICSB) is being held April 3-6, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee.  The focus of ICSB 2017 is to provide updates on current regulatory aspects impacting botanical dietary supplements and natural products, as well as to discuss current approaches for quality...

As we settle into 2017, Source has been reflecting on the many regulatory changes that have taken place in the Canadian marketplace over the past few months.  Source recognizes that it can be challenging to keep up to date on all of these important regulatory changes.  Our team of regulatory...

Source Nutraceutical’s own Krista Coventry (Director of Regulatory Services – Eastern Canada) was recently a speaker at the 17th Annual Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals (ICSB) in Oxford, Mississippi (April 3-6, 2017). While there, she spoke with Stephen Daniells, Senior Editor at NUTRA Ingredients USA, on the proposed regulatory changes for Self-Care products in Canada....