by Srishti Chaudhari | Apr 13, 2026 | Canadian Regulatory, Federal Plastics Registry, Health Canada Updates
On March 14, 2026, the Government of Canada published an amended Section 46 Notice in the Canada Gazette, postponing Phase 2 and 3 reporting deadlines under the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR) for 2024-2026. Phase 1 reporting remains mandatory. Producers of packaging,...
by Srishti Chaudhari | Apr 13, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Health Canada Updates
Health Canada has updated its list of established Acceptable Intake (AI) limits for nitrosamine impurities (Appendix 1), now available online. The update includes the addition of N-nitroso-dabigatran etexilate imide as a new impurity with a corresponding AI limit,...
by Srishti Chaudhari | Apr 13, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, Cosmetics, Health Canada Updates, Importation of NHPs, Natural Health Products
ECCC and Health Canada have announced updates to the DSL in Canada Gazette, Part I, introducing Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions for two substances used in consumer products, including cosmetics: 2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate and Cyclohexylamine. The new...
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...
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