Recent Changes: NHPD Ingredients Database and Ingredient Issue Forms The NHPD introduced the Natural Health Products Ingredients Database earlier this year. At present, the database contains: Medicinal ingredients Non-medicinal ingredients […] Read More >>
We are pleased to inform you that on Friday August 27, 2010, the documents entitled “Natural Health Products (NHP) Compliance and Enforcement Policy” (POL-0044), “Annex to the NHP Compliance and […] Read More >>
  Executive Summary UPLAR Products in queue for over 180 days awaiting product licenses will now be issued ENs (exemption number) allowing the product to be legal for saleProducts must […] Read More >>
Dear stakeholders, As of August 9, 2010, NHPD will no longer accept Product Licence Applications (PLA) containing medicinal or non-medicinal ingredients which are not listed as acceptable ingredients in the […] Read More >>
  Dear stakeholders, The Application Management Policy outlines the way in which Product Licence Applications for natural health products are submitted in accordance with the Natural Health Products Regulations. The […] Read More >>
  Dear stakeholders, The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has received just over 4600 Site Licence Applications (SLA) since 2004. Most of which have critical evidence deficiencies that require the […] Read More >>
The Sale of Unlicensed Natural Health Products, Exemption Numbers, and You! Natural Health Products (Unprocessed Product Licence Applications) Regulations The regulatory solution many have been waiting for may be on […] Read More >>
Industry News: The Sale of Unlicensed NHPs Background While the NHPD is making progress on the massive number of Product License Applications (PLAs) they have received, there are still thousands […] Read More >>
  Dear Stakeholders, The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) is pleased to announce that the Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD) extract files are now available for downloading from Health […] Read More >>
The Debate Surrounding the Sale of Unapproved Natural Health Products Continues Despite Health Canada adopting a risk-based enforcement policy until at least March 31 in acknowledgment of the Product License […] Read More >>
  On January 26th, 2010, Health Canada’s Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has issued a draft warning letter concerning Natural Health Products containing glucomannan, an ingredient authorized for the purposes […] Read More >>
Health Canada’s recent workshop series took some of the pressure off industry members with regards to the March 2010 deadline and the backlog of product license applications (PLAs) still awaiting […] Read More >>
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are warning consumers to be wary of products which claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the […] Read More >>
  Adverse Reaction Reporting – Public Safety Requires Your Compliance On August 19th, 2009, Health Canada released the Adverse Reaction Reporting Guidance Document which supersedes the 1996 regulations for Adverse […] Read More >>
The concept of a natural health product (NHP) master file as it specifically relates to the licensing of natural health products in Canada by the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) […] Read More >>
It has come to the attention of dicentra that the Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) Inspectorate of Health Canada has begun compliance investigation regarding natural health products currently on […] Read More >>
– Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Health Canada is currently in the process of drafting a guidance document to help industry differentiate between Foods and Natural Health Products (NHPs). This is […] Read More >>