NHP Quality Assurance

04 Aug 2026

Health Canada’s Draft NHP Quality Guide: What the Proposed Changes Mean for Brands

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Health Canada’s draft revised Natural Health Product (NHP) Quality Guide signals a shift toward lifecycle quality oversight for NHPs, with greater attention to specifications, stability, supplier controls, quality agreements and post-licensing documentation. Source Nutraceutical, Inc. (SNI) helps NHP brands understand what these proposed changes could mean in practice and how…

06 May 2026

How to Navigate Stability Challenges of NHPs in Gummy Formats

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The natural health product (NHP) industry continues to expand with new innovations and active ingredients. At the same time, the dosage forms used to deliver these ingredients are evolving. In recent years, gummies have become an increasingly popular format, combining NHP benefits with convenience and a wide range of flavour profiles. …

28 Apr 2025

How to Prepare Finished Product Specifications (FPS) for NHPs

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Finished Product Specifications (FPS) are crucial documents that outline the minimum quality standards an Natural Health Product (NHP) must meet before it can be imported, sold, or distributed in Canada. These specifications are mandated under Health Canada's Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR), and every NHP must strictly comply with the…

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…

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…

29 Jun 2023

Health Canada’s Proposal for NHP Cost Recovery Causes Waves

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The Canadian regulations for Natural Health Products (NHPs) came into force in 2004, and for nearly 20 years, Canadians have been able to shop with confidence for products displaying either a Natural Product Number (NPN) or Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) on the product label. These products must be approved by…

12 Jun 2023

The FTC Puts 670 Brands on Notice for Unsupported Product Claims

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The Federal Trade Commission in the U.S. recently caught the attention of nearly 700 companies after sending them warning letters (known as penalty offenses) due to unsubstantiated product claims. MOST OF THE COMPANIES ARE: Dietary Supplements, Homeopathic Products, Functional Foods, as well as some Pharmaceuticals What Happens When a Brand…

31 Oct 2022

BULLETIN: New Daily Values for Sodium and Potassium

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Another food label change has been announced for prepackaged foods in Canada, this time specific to daily values. This is an important notice for food brands with products currently on the shelf, or soon-to-be-launched products, as these changes could affect the values in your Nutrition Facts Table (NFT). (Note: this…

15 Sep 2022

Are You Ready to Comply with the New NHP Labelling Requirements?

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Keeping up with constantly changing regulations is a challenge for any company selling natural health products (NHPs) in Canada. Earlier this summer, we released a bulletin announcing the new changes from Health Canada that will affect how all NHPs are labelled. The aim of these changes is to make NHP…