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...
by Jenn Porter | Jan 7, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Health Canada has updated its assessment requirements for Nitrosamines in pharmaceutical products. Nitrosamines are, defined by the World Health Organization, as “any molecule containing the nitroso functional group. These molecules are of concern because nitrosamine...
by Jenn Porter | Oct 2, 2019 | Canadian Regulatory, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Last month the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of 20 chemical substances that they proposed be designated as High Priority Substances. The list, which was released as required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is...
by Jenn Porter | May 9, 2019 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
A pilot study recently published in the medical journal, JAMA, found that it took just one day of sunscreen use for several active ingredients in sunscreen products to enter the blood stream at high levels. The sunscreen absorption study, which was conducted by a...
by Jenn Porter | Apr 24, 2019 | Cosmetics, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Amway, an American multi-level marketing company that sells health, beauty, and home care products, has approached a new take on improving their business before outsider digital technology disrupts it. They recently teamed up with Texas-based software company, Kony,...
by Jenn Porter | Apr 17, 2019 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs
Health Canada is working towards improving the way self-care products (cosmetics, NHPs, and non-prescription drugs) are regulated in Canada. These changes will be implemented via the “Self-Care Framework” to regulate low-risk self care products in the same way, and...
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