by Sagarika Sharma | Apr 15, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Canadian Regulatory, Health Canada Updates, Importation of NHPs, Natural Health Products, Our View
On March 24th, a significant update was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 160, Number 14: an Order Amending the Non-domestic Substances List (NDSL). This latest order officially adds 174 substances to the NDSL. For companies manufacturing or importing...
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 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 13, 2026 | Canadian Regulatory, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs
NNHPD has recently updated the Acne Therapy, Primary Sunscreen, and Secondary Sunscreen monographs. These updates were officially published on December 19. Here is a simplified breakdown of what has changed and what it means for your product labels: Sunscreen...
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