natural health products Canada

26 Mar 2026

SNI Joins Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP)

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Recognizing FHCP’s role as the national voice of Canada’s food, health, and consumer products industry Source Nutraceutical Inc. (SNI) is pleased to announce its membership with Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP), the national industry association representing the manufacturers of food, health, and consumer products across Canada. SNI joins FHCP…

12 Feb 2026

Food or Natural Health Product (NHP)? A Practical Guide to Classification and Compliance

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If you manufacture or import functional foods, fortified beverages, gummies, probiotics, botanicals, powders, or “wellness” products, you have likely run into the Canadian classification question: is this a food or a natural health product (NHP)? In Canada, that decision is not exclusively linked to marketing preference. It is a regulatory classification that drives your allowed claims, label…

06 Jan 2026

Selling Vitamins in Canada: In-Depth Review of Regulations and Licensing Considerations

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Vitamins are among the most widely used consumer health products in Canada, yet their regulatory oversight is frequently underestimated. While often perceived as low-risk supplements, vitamins sold for health purposes are regulated as Natural Health Products (NHPs) and are subject to a comprehensive oversight framework administered by Health Canada. This framework governs every stage…

19 Nov 2025

NHP Cost Recovery Paused: What NHP Companies Should Know

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The natural health products (NHP) sector in Canada continues to evolve as Health Canada progresses toward a modernized, risk-based regulatory framework. Many industry stakeholders have been monitoring the proposed cost recovery initiative with a tentative target implementation date of December 1, 2025. Health Canada has confirmed that this implementation date…