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21 Nov 2022

Demystifying Canada’s Supplemented Food Regulations: PART II

Food and Beverage, Natural Health Products (NHPs), Supplemented FoodsAdded Vitamins, Amino Acides, caffeine, Canada, Herbal Ingredients, Minerals, Supplemented Food Facts table, Supplemented Food Regulations, Supplemented Foods Category, Temporary Market Authorization, TMA, Vitamins

Recently, we shared an overview of the new Supplemented Food Regulations, and what brands can expect in terms of ingredients, labelling, and product classification. In other words, there’s a new regulatory pathway in town for these unique products in Canada! In this post, we tackle formulation challenges for supplemented foods…

02 Nov 2022

Demystifying Canada’s Supplemented Food Regulations: PART I

Canadian Food Regulations, Food and Beverage, Supplemented FoodsAmino Acides, caffeine, Canada, Herbal Ingredients, Minerals, Supplemented Food Facts table, Supplemented Food Regulations, Supplemented Foods Category, Temporary Market Authorization, TMA, Vitamins

Earlier this year we informed you about the upcoming Supplemented Food Regulations and what to expect as a food or natural health brand. In this post, the first of a series, we delve deeper into the Supplemented Food Regulations to help you understand the nuances of this new category and…

15 Feb 2022

Are your NFts Ready?

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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…

28 Jan 2021

Coming Soon: Safe Food for Canadians Import Requirements Change

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The Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence program reached its second year in commission on January 15th, 2021. As the regulations are always progressing and changing, the next phase will be coming into effect as of March 15, 2021. Food imported into Canada will automatically be rejected unless a valid…

27 Nov 2019

Ingredients, Allergens and the Impact of Recalls

Food and BeverageAllergens, 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…