by Jenn Porter | May 20, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Medical Devices
In March, Health Canada put in place an interim policy for their regulations for hand sanitizers and disinfectant products. This was in response to the high supply and demand for these types of products due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a 735% increase in...
by Jenn Porter | May 12, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Innovation, Research/Science/Technology
Consumers are more enticed to purchase a cosmetic or personal care product that displays the word ‘natural’ or ‘organic’, or a product that is known to contain ingredients from a sustainable source. This growing desire from consumers has led the cosmetic and personal...
by Jenn Porter | May 12, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory, Uncategorized
Recently, Health Canada announced that the Regulatory Enrolment Process (REP) will be mandatory to use as of October 1, 2020. The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) will be implementing this single window for transmission of regulatory transactions in electronic...
by Jenn Porter | Apr 28, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, Innovation, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
A couple of years ago the world began legalizing recreational cannabis, bringing it into the cosmetic industry. Since then, it has been reported that the cosmetic CBD market has a net worth of 710 million US dollars and is projected to have a net worth of 959 million...
by Jenn Porter | Apr 16, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Natural Health Products
Health Canada has released a guide document pertaining to the temporary expedited process for the production and distribution of hand sanitizers in Canada. The document highlights acceptable quality grades and medicinal ingredient concentrations, formulation...
by Jenn Porter | Apr 3, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Innovation, Medical Devices, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Recently, information has been provided regarding updates that Health Canada and the U.S. FDA have done in order to aid in the battle against COVID-19. However, other countries have also taken drastic measures to assist with reducing the spread of COVID-19. The...
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