by Jenn Porter | Mar 27, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada continue to put their best efforts forward with assisting the supply and demand of products for Canadians amidst the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Canada has expanded their previously released DEL...
by Jenn Porter | Mar 17, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Medical Devices, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory, Uncategorized
COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, has been of increasing public concern in recent months and has now infected over 100 000 people worldwide. The rise of cases has had a clear impact on industries and the economy, and the cosmetic and medical device...
by Jenn Porter | Mar 12, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Medical Devices, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) have recently released the 49th amendment to their Code of Practice, the largest update in years. IFRA has been promoting the safety of fragrances in products since 1973. The self-regulating body has been promoting safety...
by Jenn Porter | Feb 20, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Events/Company Updates, Innovation, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs, Our View, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory, Uncategorized
An entrepreneur recently told me she had discovered a new use for an old molecule. She was not sure about moving ahead with it because patent protection was not solid. I said “so what”, just to be provocative. Then I told her that having patent protection was not the...
by Jenn Porter | Feb 18, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Innovation, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products, Our View, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
The new year has just begun, and it is already friendlier than last year- at least more animal friendly that is! It is clear in today’s society that cruelty-free products are very important to cosmetic consumers and will likely continue to increase in importance....
by Jenn Porter | Feb 15, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Events/Company Updates, Innovation, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs, Our View, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory, Uncategorized
A lot of people have been contacting me about complaints made about their innovations. Now to be clear, I’m not referring to things like Google reviews although these may or may not be relevant. I am thinking of complaints made directly to the company about the...
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