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02

May

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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

Supplemented Food Regulations

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

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

Are your NFts Ready?

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…

Plain Language Labelling Requirements in Canada: Natural Health Products

22

Nov

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Uncategorizedcanadian drug facts table, consumer safety, drug facts, health canada, natural health products, NHP, non-prescription drugs, NPDs, Plain Language Labelling, PLL

Plain Language Labelling Requirements in Canada: Natural Health Products

Health Canada is proposing amendments to the Natural Health Product Regulations which would introduce some key features in order to make labelling of NHPs more clear, consistent, and legible to the general public. This update would align with the newly implemented Plain Language labelling requirements for non-prescription drugs. With the…

Take the Quiz: Are Your Labels Compliant?

17

Sep

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UncategorizedCanadian Food Inspection Agency, health canada, labelling compliance, take our quiz

Take the Quiz: Are Your Labels Compliant?

Canadian Food Labelling Challenge – Take our quiz! Are your Labels in Compliance with Canada’s Food Labelling Requirements? QUESTION 1: THE NET QUANTITY OF A PREPACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT IS 355.2 GRAMS. WHAT IS THE PROPER BILINGUAL LABEL DECLARATION? 355.2 g 350 g 355 g 0.35 kg QUESTION 2: WHICH OF…

Clearing the Table: Nutrition Facts Tables

05

May

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UncategorizedCanadian Food Inspection Agency, health canada, Nutrition Labelling

Clearing the Table: Nutrition Facts Tables

A nutrition facts table helps consumers make informed food choices when grocery shopping and preparing food at home. By law, most packaged food in Canada must have a nutrition facts table. Many aspects of the table are specifically regulated by Health Canada including: size of the table, weight of the…

Health Canada’s Commitment to Compliance Monitoring – Hand Sanitizers

28

Apr

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UncategorizedCOVID-19, Hand sanitizers, health canada, natural health products, NNHPD, Safety, Sanitizer

Health Canada’s Commitment to Compliance Monitoring – Hand Sanitizers

Recognizing that there is a significant increase and attempt to sell sanitizer products to Canadians: in February of this year, Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) issued a compliance notice to all businesses that hold natural health product licenses for alcohol-based sanitizer. Some of the items outlined in the…

03

Mar

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Uncategorizedconsumer protection, consumer safety, COVID-19, Disinfectant, food, food safety, health canada, Thank you

COVID-19 and Food Safety

During a difficult time like a pandemic, the safety of our families and those we love is paramount. This affects those in our bubble or household—including ourselves. Scientific experts and food safety authorities around the world are closely observing the spread of COVID-19. Through this observation, evidence shows that there…

COVID-19: Disinfectants and Hand Sanitizers

25

Aug

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UncategorizedCOVID-19, Disinfectant, Ethanol, health canada, pandemic, Pharmacopoeia, Sanitizer

COVID-19: Disinfectants and Hand Sanitizers

It is no surprise that disinfectants and hand sanitizers have been in the public eye recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although they do not claim to kill viruses, hand sanitizers can help reduce the risk of infection by spread of microorganisms. As a result, Health Canada has introduced new…

Health Canada approval of samples distribution to the general public: OTCDs and NHPs

26

May

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Uncategorizedhealth canada, natural health, natural health products, Over the counter drugs

Health Canada approval of samples distribution to the general public: OTCDs and NHPs

Health Canada has announced that beginning July 1, 2020, industry will be able to distribute, as samples to the general public and a broader category of health care providers, certain over-the-counter drugs (OTC) and natural health products (NHP) as a strategy to encourage their use on a trial basis. This…

08

Apr

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UncategorizedCanada Regulatory Compliance, cannabis, Cannabis Edibles, Cannabis Regulations, Coronavirus, COVID-19, health canada, medical devices, regulatory

Regulatory Roundup: Spring 2020

2020 not only represents the start of a new decade, but it is definitely proving to be a year to be remembered! The Source Team has conducted a regulatory roundup to help keep our clients connected with all the latest developments in the Canadian health products sector. Read on to…