Canada Regulatory Compliance

06 Sep 2024

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

UncategorizedCanada Regulatory Compliance, health canada, labelling standards, natural health products, NHP, NNHPD, NNHPD monograph, product formulations, safety and efficacy

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…

30 Jun 2022

BULLETIN: FOP Labelling

UncategorizedBulletin, Canada, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, compliance, Consultation, deadline, Food Packaging, food safety, health canada, regulations

THIS JUST IN! Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling, as part of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy, will be mandatory as of January 1, 2026 and the symbol is now finalized. The regulations with all details are set to be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on July 20, 2022. The purpose of…

02 May 2022

Supplemented Food Regulations

Uncategorizedcaffeine, Canada, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, compliance, Consultation, deadline, food safety, health canada, NFt, nutrition facts table, regulations, SFCI, SFFt, Supplemented Food Caution Identifier, Supplemented Food Facts table, Taurine, TMA, TMAL

There is a new pathway for your unique product! A regulatory framework to allow market access for supplemented foods without pre-market review and approval by Health Canada. Forget the Temporary Marketing Authorization! With the guidance of SNI’s regulatory team, your supplemented food product can be on Canadian shelves without further…

15 Feb 2022

Are your NFts Ready?

UncategorizedCanada, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, compliance, Consultation, deadline, food safety, health canada, NFt, nutrition facts table, regulations

In 2016, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced new food labelling regulations. Recognizing the industry would need time to pivot, the CFIA allowed for a five-year transition phase, ending December 2021. As a result of additional challenges, an extra year was given before enforcement action would be applied, but…

14 Jan 2021

Amazon’s New Policy for Supplements

Uncategorizedamazon marketplace, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Certificate of Analysis, Dan Richard, Pharmaceuticals, supplements, US Food and Drug Administration

Supplement manufacturer NOW has expressed concern over the last few years for the number of adulterated products that are being sold on Amazon, conducting independent tests of the products sold on the website to confirm their growing suspicions. Some of the tests that were conducted by NOW of other supplement…

27 Nov 2019

Ingredients, Allergens and the Impact of Recalls

FoodAllergens, Allergies, Bilingual Packaging Design, Canada, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, CFIA, Food Allergies, Food Business, Food ingredients, food labelling, Food Packaging, food safety, health canada, nutrition, Recall, regulations, specialty food

More than 2.6 million Canadians live with food allergies, with over half of those being children [1]. While there is no cure for food allergies, it can be managed by avoiding the food allergen through carefully examining food labels. Food allergens can be present in the most unexpected places, so how…

11 Mar 2019

Clinical Trials: A Foundation for Your New Product Claims

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