Decoding Prebiotic Claims: Ensuring Compliance for Canadian Markets
04
Nov
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Decoding Prebiotic Claims: Ensuring Compliance for Canadian Markets

As the demand for prebiotic supplements and foods grows, the goal of capturing consumer interest must balance bold health benefit claims with regulatory compliance, especially in Canada. Prebiotics play a unique role in gut health, supporting beneficial bacteria and potentially influencing a range of physiological processes. For prebiotic products to…
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Health Canada’s NNHPD Monograph Revisions: Batch 4 Consultation Period Begins
06
Sep
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Health Canada’s NNHPD Monograph Revisions: Batch 4 Consultation Period Begins

Health Canada’s Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) is undertaking a critical initiative to revise existing Natural Health Product (NHP) monographs. These revisions are essential for aligning monographs with new labelling standards, ensuring consistency, and incorporating the latest scientific information. Health Canada’s goal is to improve the quality and…
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UPDATE: Be Proactive on Cost Recovery, HC Market Entry Strategy
17
Jun
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UPDATE: Be Proactive on Cost Recovery, HC Market Entry Strategy

In April, we posted about the updates to Canada’s proposed cost recovery framework. Since the original announcement of cost recovery for Natural Health Products (NHPs), although there has been a significant reduction in the proposed fees for businesses, proposed fees still remain which would still have a major impact on…
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UPDATE: Natural Health Products in Canada
01
Apr
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UPDATE: Natural Health Products in Canada

On March 27, SNI attended an invited session on NNHPD’s Updated Proposal for NHP Cost Recovery We want to share some updates regarding the ongoing cost recovery initiative that has been imposed on the NHP sector. Last year, Health Canada proposed a new fee structure for Natural Health Products (NHPs)…
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Big Announcement! SNI to Hit the Airwaves in 2023
22
Dec
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Big Announcement! SNI to Hit the Airwaves in 2023

The SNI team is excited to share that we will be hitting the airwaves with a new podcast in 2023! Here’s a quick snapshot of what to expect, what you’ll learn, and how to get involved. But First, Why a Podcast? As a service provider, we get to hear directly…
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NNHPD Consultation – Performance Standards
13
May
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NNHPD Consultation – Performance Standards

Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate Performance Standards What Does This Mean For Your Product? On March 23, 2022, the Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) of Health Canada held a meeting on Performance standards for NHP applications with NHP industry associations. This meeting summarizes the current performance standards,…
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Finished Product Testing and Shelf Life Study
08
Nov
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Finished Product Testing and Shelf Life Study

Companies must hold a site licence to manufacture, package, label or import natural health products (NHPs) in Canada. The site licence provides assurance that Health Canada approved good manufacturing practices (GMP) for natural health product (NHP) are followed. All products that are released for sale on the Canadian market must…
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Upcoming Source Nutraceutical Speaking Engagements (UPDATED)
20
Apr
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Upcoming Source Nutraceutical Speaking Engagements (UPDATED)

Source Nutraceutical will be speaking at several key industry events in the coming months. First up will be an appearance at the Natural Health Product Research Society (NHPRS) of Canada Annual Conference (May 8-11, in Vancouver, B.C.). There, our Director of Regulatory Services for Eastern Canada, Krista Coventry, will give an overview of Regulatory Opportunities  for Caffeinated Products in the Canadian…
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