by Srishti Chaudhari | Apr 13, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Health Canada Updates, Importation of NHPs, Natural Health Products
The NNHPD is currently experiencing a high volume of NHP licence applications and has formalized how applications will be assigned for review under its workload management approach. Applications will now be reviewed on when prioritization was requested instead of the...
by Sagarika Sharma | Apr 6, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, Cosmetics, Health Canada Updates
Health Canada recently announced significant updates to the Cosmetic Notification Form (CNF) and the Guide for Cosmetic Notifications. These changes introduce a ‘flexible approach’ to how companies disclose fragrance allergens, balancing consumer safety with a...
by Srishti Chaudhari | Apr 2, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Health Canada Updates, Natural Health Products
Following alerts from the US FDA regarding benzene contamination, the NNHPD has updated several entries in the NHPID. Benzene is a Class 1 solvent with unacceptable toxicity and must not be used in health product manufacturing. Key changes include the removal of...
by Srishti Chaudhari | Apr 2, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Health Canada Updates, Natural Health Products, Uncategorized
Health Canada has issued a notice clarifying adverse reaction reporting expectations for Market Authorization Holders (MAHs) of drugs (including pharmaceuticals, biologics and radiopharmaceuticals) and Natural Health Products (NHPs). The notice replaces Section 4.3 of...
by Srishti Chaudhari | Feb 24, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory
A Foreign Site Reference Number (FSRN) is generally issued by Health Canada to foreign sites that manufacture, package, or label Natural Health Products (NHPs). It confirms partial compliance with GMP requirements under Part 3 of the NHP regulations. A FSRN is not...
by Sagarika Sharma | Dec 4, 2025 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, Cosmetics, Health Canada Updates, Our View
Health Canada has launched a consultation on proposed updates to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. These changes are intended to enhance consumer safety by restricting or prohibiting certain ingredients based on new safety data. Proposed Additions (New...
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