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06 Sep 2024

Health Canada’s NNHPD Monograph Revisions: Batch 4 Consultation Period Begins

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Health Canada’s Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) is undertaking a critical initiative to revise existing Natural Health Product (NHP) monographs. These revisions are essential for aligning monographs with new labelling standards, ensuring consistency, and incorporating the latest scientific information. Health Canada’s goal is to improve the quality and…

17 Jun 2024

UPDATE: Be Proactive on Cost Recovery, HC Market Entry Strategy

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In April, we posted about the updates to Canada’s proposed cost recovery framework. Since the original announcement of cost recovery for Natural Health Products (NHPs), although there has been a significant reduction in the proposed fees for businesses, proposed fees still remain which would still have a major impact on…

07 Jun 2024

World Food Safety Day 2024

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This year, World Food Safety Day falls on Friday, June 7 The World Health Organization is focusing this year’s theme on the importance of being prepared for food safety incidents, no matter how mild or severe they can be. “Food safety incidents are situations where there is a potential or…

21 May 2024

Nutrition Analysis for NFt / NFP Creation

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Your Guide to Compliance and Accuracy Are you curious about how a company determines which nutritional values appear on a food label? Or perhaps you have your own food brand and are unsure which method to use to meet regulatory labelling requirements in Canada or the United States? The team…

15 May 2024

Allergen Labelling & Recalls – What you need to know

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According to Food Allergy Canada, more than 3 million Canadians self-report having at least one food allergy and 1-in-2 Canadian households are impacted by food allergy. Accurate food labelling is crucial to make sure consumers get the required information about the product they are about to eat! What’s the risk?…

01 Apr 2024

UPDATE: Natural Health Products in Canada

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On March 27, SNI attended an invited session on NNHPD’s Updated Proposal for NHP Cost Recovery We want to share some updates regarding the ongoing cost recovery initiative that has been imposed on the NHP sector. Last year, Health Canada proposed a new fee structure for Natural Health Products (NHPs)…

08 Dec 2023

The Changing Landscape of NHPs

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Keeping up with constantly changing regulations is a challenge for any company selling natural health products (NHPs) in Canada. Notably, recent changes to NHP labelling standards and the introduction of potential cost recovery measures have raised numerous questions and concerns within the industry. Regarding labelling requirements, Health Canada released an…

21 Nov 2023

RECAP: PLMA’s 2023 Private Label Trade Show in Chicago

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Here’s the “Deep Dish” from SNI’s PLMA Experience in Chicago The bustling city of Chicago recently played host to the much-anticipated Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Trade Show, and our own Stuart Greenfield - Director, Business Development and Marcel Fisette - Director, Creative Services were right in the heart of…

14 Aug 2023

Proposed Amendments in Food Labelling Regulations to Improve Bone Health

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Last month Health Canada released a Notice of intent to publish two Marketing Authorizations that could have a positive effect on the bone health of Canadians. Vitamin D and Calcium are two important nutrients needed by our bodies to maintain good health. Both nutrients help to build and maintain bone…

05 Jul 2023

UPDATES: Natural Health Product Plain Language Labelling

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We mentioned in September that there are changes in the near future regarding labelling of natural health products in Canada, and with an implementation date of June 21, 2025, we are revisiting the requirements to help the industry prepare. For products already on the market, or those which will have…