by Srishti Chaudhari | Aug 1, 2023 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Environment and Climate Change Canada
A recently published mandatory survey under CEPA paragraph 71(1)(b) requires that industry report certain information related to substances listed in the notice no later than January 17, 2024. The stated purpose is to support the government’s prioritization...
by Srishti Chaudhari | Jul 14, 2023 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, Natural Health Products, Research/Science/Technology
The proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) in Bill C-47 mainly focus on encompassing Natural Health Products under the ‘therapeutic product’ definition, empowering the Minister of Health to have more authority to deal with therapeutic products that may...
by Sagarika Sharma | Jun 27, 2023 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Importation of NHPs, Natural Health Products
Currently in Canada, there are no Health Canada fees charged in relation to Natural Health Products (NHPs). In May 2023, Health Canada proposed implementing cost recovery fees to enhance regulatory oversight and streamline the approval processes for NHPs. The proposed...
by Delsie Braganza | Jun 21, 2023 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act (Bill S-5), the legislation amending the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) has been recently passed by the Senate. This bill was first introduced last year to modernize CEPA since its...
by Sagarika Sharma | Nov 21, 2022 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics
Health Canada is considering certain substances for inclusion in future updates to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Hotlist). The proposal includes the following: Additions to the Hotlist Changes to the conditions for existing entries on the Hotlist Changes to include...
by Delsie Braganza | Jul 19, 2022 | Canadian Regulatory, Natural Health Products
As recently published in the Canada Gazette, Health Canada published the final amendments to the Natural Health Products and the Food and Drugs Regulations, also known as the Self-Care Framework. These amendments are part of the Forward Regulatory Plan 2022-2024 and...
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