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28 Apr 2021

Health Canada’s Commitment to Compliance Monitoring – Hand Sanitizers

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

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 2021

COVID-19 and Food Safety

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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…

25 Aug 2020

COVID-19: Disinfectants and Hand Sanitizers

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

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…

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 Jul 2019

SFCR Changing the Test Marketing Authorizations and Other Authorizations

FoodCFIA, FDR, Food and Drug Regulations, Food Regulations, health canada, SFCA, Temporary Market Authorization, Test Market Authorizations, TMA, TMA Application, TMAL, TMAL Application

In June, we blogged all about Test Market Authorization (TMAs), what they mean, and how test market provisions now apply to ALL foods. The Marketing Authorization authority is an important Health Canada regulatory tool that implements decisions on Canadian food regulations. Food industry stakeholders can submit requests to change some aspects of the…

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…