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America is Soy Into Plant-Based Beverages

12

Nov

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UncategorizedAlmond milk, CFIA, FDA, Fortified beverages, health canada, Milk, NFMP, Soymilk

America is Soy Into Plant-Based Beverages

We’re grateful and proud to feature a new guest blog post by our friend and helpful collaborator Carol T Culhane, PHEc, MBA; President of International Food Focus Limited. Carol has more than forty years of multidisciplinary experience in the food industry, including regulatory, operations, sales and marketing. In this issue of…

09

Nov

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Safe Food for Canadians Act – DEADLINE

The holiday season is upon us and so are the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) coming into force January 15, 2019. The Safe Food for Canadians Act was finalized in 2012 and awaited the publishing of the SFCR in 2018 prior to implementation. The SFCA is the biggest change…

Finished Product Testing and Shelf Life Study

08

Nov

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Uncategorizednatural health products, NHP, NNHPD, regulations, scientific rationale, Site License

Finished Product Testing and Shelf Life Study

Companies must hold a site licence to manufacture, package, label or import natural health products (NHPs) in Canada. The site licence provides assurance that Health Canada approved good manufacturing practices (GMP) for natural health product (NHP) are followed. All products that are released for sale on the Canadian market must…

Are you an Importer? Do you need a Site license?

06

Nov

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UncategorizedGMP, Good Manufacturing Practices, health canada, Import, Importation, natural health products, NHP, Site License, Testing

Are you an Importer? Do you need a Site license?

Did you know that 71% of Canadians have used natural health products like vitamins and minerals, herbal products, and homeopathic medicines? Canada also classifies many everyday consumer products like antiperspirants, shampoos, facial treatment products and even sunscreens as natural health products. Companies must hold a site in order to be allowed to import natural health…

18

Oct

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UncategorizedAllergens, CFIA, Food Allergies, Food Labeling, Food producers, health canada

Don’t be Caught on the NAUGHTY LIST

When it comes to Food Labeling compliance, best be on your nicest behaviour and ensure your labels are properly developed to lower the risk of your product being pulled from store shelf or not entering the destined market. The food label is a key consumer tool used to provide key…

23

Aug

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UncategorizedBelikeJoe, Canada, CHFA east, conference, Expo East, natural health, Natural Products Expo East

Source is on the road this September!

September is always a busy time for Source! Every year we attend both the “Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) East” in Toronto, as well as “Natural Products Expo East”, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. These Expo’s offer us a unique experience to not only meet up with our existing clients, but…

New! EPISODE 2: Be Like Joe – Natural Health Products

07

Aug

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UncategorizedAnnouncement, Clinical trials, regulatory

New! EPISODE 2: Be Like Joe – Natural Health Products

We are thrilled to share another installment of #BeLikeJoe. Here we focus on Natural Health Products and the process involved in bringing them into the Canadian market. NHP’s have many more restrictions, rules and regulations involved and can be extremely difficult to navigate the process on your own. Luckily, at…

Health Canada Introduces ‘Single Window’ for Cannabis-Related Questions

11

Jun

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Uncategorizedcannabis, health canada, Health Products, Manufacturing, Submissions

Health Canada Introduces ‘Single Window’ for Cannabis-Related Questions

In March we blogged about Health Canada’s proposed approach to the regulation of cannabis, and the packaging and labeling requirements. Even more recently: The Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada has announced that it will introduce a “single window” opportunity to address all issues and inquiries related to…

NHPRS Reflection: Exploring Innovation at the NHP and Food Interface

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May

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UncategorizedAltilis beauty, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Genetic Testing, Gowling WLG Canada, Guelph, Gut Health, health canada, industry trends, Krista Coventry, natural health, Natural Products Canada, NHPRS, Nutra Ingredients, Nutrifoods, Probiotics, Renew Life Canada, Sports Nutrition

NHPRS Reflection: Exploring Innovation at the NHP and Food Interface

If you recall, earlier this month our very own Director of Regulatory Services (East) Krista Coventry, M.Sc. was co-chair at the Natural Health Product Research Society (NHPRS) of Canada 15th Annual Conference in Guelph, Ontario! In addition to chairing the conference, Krista participated in several regulatory-themed conference events, including: Giving…

Restricting unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children

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May

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UncategorizedAdvertising, Bill S-228, Children, Consultation, Food and Drugs Act, health, health canada, Marketing

Restricting unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children

After exploring the history and development of Canada’s Food Guide when writing our blog post on The Food Guide War in April, we became more curious about youth and their perception on nutrition. As we all know, marketing foods and beverages is a complicated subject, and parents today tend to…