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Adding a bit of Colour to your Ingredient List

22

Apr

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UncategorizedCanada, colouring agents, compliance, food, Food and Drug Regulations, health canada, Ingredient list

Adding a bit of Colour to your Ingredient List

Ingredient lists in Canada are getting more colourful, but not in the way they look! The specific common names of all colouring agents must be used, as opposed to the formerly allowed (and very non-descriptive) “colour”. With amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations coming into force December 2016, industry…

The Evolution of Clean Eating in North America

10

Apr

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UncategorizedClean eating, Consumer behaviour, Evolution, food, Food Business, Food marketing, Food retail, food trends, health, History, innovation, specialty food, trends

The Evolution of Clean Eating in North America

From Natural, to Artisanal to Clean. We know that there are large group of specific customers that value uncomplicated simplicity when choosing to purchase foods. They demand transparency, and it seems that they just want their products to be honest. Straightforward eating choices very often bring about the theory of…

26

Mar

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UncategorizedAmazon, amazon.ca, amazon.com inc., compliance, listing restrictions, selling policies, whole foods market

Amazon Emphasizes on Compliance

If you are an online shopper, you would have used or at least heard of Amazon.com, Inc. As of October 2018, Amazon has $208.125 billion in trailing twelve-month (TTM) revenue. This astounding milestone makes Amazon the largest Internet company by revenue in the world. With that being said, it is of…

12

Mar

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UncategorizedAdvertising, Consumer behaviour, Displays, Marketing, packaging, Point-of-Purchase, Retail marketing

Point-of-Purchase Marketing Solutions

Some would call Point-of-Purchasing (POP) marketing one of the most underrated retail sales techniques. It refers to an advertising display or any kind of marketing material that is placed next to the merchandise it’s promoting. It definitely plays a critical role in driving customer purchase choices. In fact, approximately 70%…

Clinical Trials: A Foundation for Your New Product Claims

11

Mar

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UncategorizedCanada Regulatory Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance Consultants, Clinical trials, health canada, Product Development, regulations, Regulatory Affairs, Substantiating Claims

Clinical Trials: A Foundation for Your New Product Claims

Clinical trials have become an important component of product development and marketing. Selecting the right partner to conduct the clinical trial is essential, as the results can give support to a claim that may be added to a product. Health Canada allows marketing of products added with claims based on the…

07

Mar

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UncategorizedCCP, Control Measures, food safety, HACCP, Hazards, health canada, Safe Food for Canadians, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

I’ll take HACCP for 500, Alex

“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” -Warren Buffet HACCP (pronounced has-sip) which stands for H: Hazard-A: Analysis-C: Critical-C: Control-P: Points is still the best system to manage food safety, to assess the risks and to implement preventive control measures. HACCP was established in the late 1950’s by a group of…

DEADLINE: Public Consultation on Cannabis Edibles

18

Feb

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Uncategorizedcannabis, Edibles, health canada, public consultation

DEADLINE: Public Consultation on Cannabis Edibles

If you’ve been following our blog, you’ll know that Health Canada launched public consultations on the strict regulation of additional cannabis classes, namely edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals. Our team at SNI foresees edible cannabis and cannabis extract fortification to be big business for innovative specialty food products.…

Health Canada Action Plan on Medical Devices

15

Feb

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Uncategorizedhealth canada, Manufacturing, medical device, medical devices, Science

Health Canada Action Plan on Medical Devices

Medical Devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps, are essential to improving and maintaining the overall health and well-being of Canadians. Health Canada Medical Devices Regulations contain some of the strictest requirements globally for the use and licencing of medical devices. In Canada, medical devices are categorized into four classes based on…

14

Feb

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Uncategorizedcannabis, Design, packaging, regulations, trends

Cannabis Packaging Trends

With Canada legalizing cannabis in October of 2018, there have been strict regulations put in place for cannabis packaging that have left many hoping for changes in the near future. The plain label packaging requirement has made it hard for the legal industry to differentiate their brand from competitors, including…

Health Canada: Front-of-Package Labelling

07

Feb

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Uncategorizedbeverage labelling, Canada, food labelling, Front-of-Packaging, health canada, health professionals, healthy choices, mandatory change, strategy

Health Canada: Front-of-Package Labelling

Are you ready for another potentially huge change in food and beverage labelling? Health Canada is developing a healthy eating strategy aimed at improving the food environment in Canada and make it easier for Canadians to make healthier choices. Consultations have been underway for the past 2 years taking suggestions…