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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…

Health Canada’s proposed cannabis packaging/labelling requirements

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Mar

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Uncategorizedcannabis, health canada, labelling, packaging, regulatory

Health Canada’s proposed cannabis packaging/labelling requirements

The impending legalization of Cannabis is a hot topic across Canada, including the packaging / labelling industry. On March 19, Health Canada released the Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis-Summary of Comments Received During the Public Consultation. This was a response to the feedback received from the public, stakeholders,…

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Feb

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UncategorizedCase Study, health canada, ONE Bars, ONE Brands, packaging

Case Study: Retail-Ready Packaging

Background Source Nutraceutical Inc. has proudly been working with and managing Canadian-compliant packaging for ONE Brandsthroughout the products’ maturation and evolvement over the years. ONE has recently beefed-up the look to a cutting-edge appearance and is a rising star on retail shelves and in consumer homes. Featuring exciting, unique and…

Understanding Food Labels: What’s the difference between Best Before and Expiry Dates?

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Sep

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UncategorizedCanada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Package Compliance, Food Business, food safety, health canada

Understanding Food Labels: What’s the difference between Best Before and Expiry Dates?

Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever! And we all know this applies to food and the safety of your consumers, your health and your family. Understanding date markings on pre-packaged products helps everyone better understand the label. Depending on the type of product; Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requires different kinds of…

Health Canada Considers Front-of-Package (FOP) Labelling for Canadian Pre-packaged Foods

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Sep

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UncategorizedCanada's Healthy Eating Strategy, CBA, FCPC, Front-of-Packaging, health canada, labelling, RCC, regulatory, Webcast

Health Canada Considers Front-of-Package (FOP) Labelling for Canadian Pre-packaged Foods

Can you tell if a food is healthy just by looking the front of its packaging? Do you know if your favourite Canadian pre-packaged foods are high in sodium, sugar and saturated fat? Due to pending regulatory changes, this may be easier to do in the near future! Health Canada…

10

Sep

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UncategorizedCanada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Package Compliance, compliance, health canada, labelling, nutrition, regulations

New Food Labelling Regulations

You may remember our Industry Bulletin (December 2016); summarizing Health Canada’s publication of updated Food and Drug Regulations – Nutrition Labelling, Other Labelling Provisions and Food Colours, in Canada Gazette, Part II. These changes to nutrition labelling align with the launch of Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy in the fall of…

Source paves the way for recent Health Canada approval for Stevia as a Sweetener in Meal Replacement and Snack Bars!

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Aug

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Uncategorizedfood, health canada, meal replacements, snack bars, stevia

Source paves the way for recent Health Canada approval for Stevia as a Sweetener in Meal Replacement and Snack Bars!

On August 2, 2017, Health Canada approved a new end use for stevia as a sweetening agent in two popular food products: meal replacement/ nutritional supplement (i.e. protein) bars, and snack (i.e granola, cereal and fibre) bars. This is a major development for the food industry, as snack, cereal and…

Major Regulatory Changes Ahead for Canadian Veterinary Health Products!

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Aug

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Uncategorizedhealth canada, LRVHP, pet health, veterinarian, Veterinary Drugs

Major Regulatory Changes Ahead for Canadian Veterinary Health Products!

New rules are on the horizon for pet health products in Canada! Canadian and international suppliers in the veterinary health product sector should mark their calendars in anticipation of major regulatory changes coming in the fall of 2017! Since 2012, suppliers selling pet health products in Canada have had the…

Watch for Updates to the Health Canada ePLA in the Spring of 2018!

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Jul

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UncategorizedePLA, health canada, Natural Health Product, NHP, Product License Applications

Watch for Updates to the Health Canada ePLA in the Spring of 2018!

Health Canada is planning to update its process for completing electronic product license applications (ePLAs) for Natural Health Products (NHPs) in the spring of 2018. These anticipated changes will impact processes for Class I, II and III product license applications, with a goal of improving operational efficiencies, wonderful news for…

Health Canada Notice of Proposal to Prohibit the Use of Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) in Foods

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Jul

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UncategorizedCanada Regulatory Compliance, health canada, nutrition, Partially Hydrogenated Oils, regulations

Health Canada Notice of Proposal to Prohibit the Use of Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) in Foods

Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are the main source of industrially produced trans fats in the Canadian diet, and are found in a wide assortment of foods. There are two main types of PHOs: fully hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. Consuming trans fats has been shown to increase risk of heart…