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Amway Launches 50 New Apps with New Digital Technology Model

Amway, an American multi-level marketing company that sells health, beauty, and home care products, has approached a new take on improving their business before outsider digital technology disrupts it. They recently teamed up with Texas-based software company, Kony,...

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New Self-Care Framework Timeline

Health Canada is working towards improving the way self-care products (cosmetics, NHPs, and non-prescription drugs) are regulated in Canada. These changes will be implemented via the “Self-Care Framework” to regulate low-risk self care products in the same way, and...

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Revised In-Commerce List (R-ICL) Update

What is the R-ICL? The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999) was implemented by Health Canada to protect the environment and human health by contributing towards sustainable development. A section of the Act focuses on decreasing the risks...

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The U.S. Crackdown on CBD

The increasingly popular use of CBD in prepared food and drink in New York City is beginning to gain attention for its questionable legality. The New York City Department of Health confirmed that it is starting to place focus on restaurants that use cannabidiol (CBD)...

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Expanded Sunscreen Pilot – Health Canada

Having fun in the sun is usually not a good idea without having proper sunscreen protection. Sunscreens are equipped with active ingredients that prevent damage from UV rays by using either chemical or physical UV filters. However, with most sunscreen products in...

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Canada’s Food Guide – Revamped!

After a multiyear project to revise Canada’s Food Guide, the Canadian federal government has introduced a new food guide that dramatically overtakes its iconic previous one, shifting its focus towards encouraging plant-based eating, and reducing emphasis on meat and...

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