This quarter of reSOURCE may not smell like roasted spiced pumpkin and crisp sunburnt leaves; but it’s certainly full of useful information for you and your team. Just as the leaves change, so are some of the self-care regulations to accommodate industry change while protecting the safety of Canadian consumers. Read more about information our team found useful since our last issue below!

SELF-CARE FRAMEWORK UPDATES

 Health Canada is proposing to prepare a new framework that treats equally substitutable products (from the three afore-mentioned areas) with similar risks. This new framework will remove current discrepancies between products and will not introduce new burdens to the industry.

» Click here to learn more about these upcoming changes in Canada

INSIDE SOURCE: Meet Michelle

Source is happy to announce another issue of INSIDE SOURCE and wanted to take the opportunity to introduce a new Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Food Labelling), Michelle La. With a degree In Human Nutritional Sciences along with a minor in Management—she also enjoys continuous learning and maintaining involvement with Toastmasters.

» Read more about Michelle

CHFA EAST 2019 REGULATORY ROUND-UP

The CHFA East Conference and Trade Show (held in Toronto September 12-15, 2019) boasted over 1,100 trade show exhibitors and a 2-day education session.

» Read about our key takeaways from the 2019 education sessions.

ARE YOU READY FOR U.S. LABELLING CHANGES?

We mentioned in July that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given manufacturers a deadline to implement Nutrition labelling changes, and we wanted to remind you that it is fast approaching. And in case you weren’t aware, very similar changes are being implemented for Canadian labelling Regulation as well.

» Read more and stay ahead of the rest!