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Stability Guidelines for Natural Health Products on the Horizon
November 21, 2011 By
William Morkel, BSc Senior Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Specialist, dicentra Inc. Under the current guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for Natural Health Products (NHPs), manufacturers and importers of […] Read More >>
NHPD Seeks Industry Feedback on A New Risk Based Approach to Site Licensing
September 19, 2011 By
William Morkel, BSc Senior Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Dicentra From late September to mid October the NHPD will be holding information sessions in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Halifax […] Read More >>
Dicentra Bi-Weekly Regulatory Updates
August 26, 2011 By
Health Canada Natural Health Products Directorate – NHPD http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index-eng.php NHPD Releases its Status of Applications Quarterly Report: Quarter 1 NHYPD has received 62201 PLA from Jan 1, 2004 to June […] Read More >>
E-IRNs & Traditional Claims Submissions
June 30, 2011 By
By:Ashleigh Hampton, MSc June 30, 2011 In August of 2010, Health Canada issued a notice to natural health product license applicants to provide clarification on the requirements for traditional claim […] Read More >>
Regulatory Updates – June 27th 2011
June 27, 2011 By
  Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php CFIAhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml NHPD http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index-eng.php Competition Bureau http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/h_00000.ht Read More >>
NHPD – Regulatory Updates: Food and Drug Regulations – June 15, 2011
June 15, 2011 By
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index-eng.php May 20, 2011 Food and Drug Regulations – Project # 1431 – Schedule F Amendment The purpose of this Notice of Intent (NOI) is to provide an opportunity to […] Read More >>
Marine Algae – The New SuperFood? Candice Cryne, Scientific Regulatory Associate
May 19, 2011 By
  Phytoplankton, seaweeds and symbiotic dinoflagellates (unicellular, biflagellate organisms) in corals and sea anemones are marine algae. Marine algae are the oldest members of the plant kingdom, extending back 3 […] Read More >>
Consumer Health Products Canada call for enforcement of Natural Health Products Regulations
May 10, 2011 By
  In a statement issued in April, Consumer Health Products Canada (CHP Canada) has called for Health Canada to ensure full enforcement of the Natural Health Products Regulations. The statement […] Read More >>
Regulatory Updates – May 6th 2011
May 6, 2011 By
  CFIA http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml Natural Health Product Directorate http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index-eng.php NHPD http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/h_00000 Read More >>
Dicentra Special Alert – Update
March 31, 2011 By
  The NHPD has confirmed that the 11 Schedule F Ingredient Regulatory Amendments previously expected this spring have been deferred to the fall of 2011 due to the current election. […] Read More >>
Safety Update: Synephrine
March 16, 2011 By
  There has been speculation that synephrine, a constituent naturally found in bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), may be associated with adverse cardiovascular or central nervous system effects. There are 2 […] Read More >>
CHFA – Regulatory Updates – March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011 By
http://www.chfa.ca Food-Like NHPs Joint Technical Working Group: To assist CHFA in providing constructive feedback and guiding the CHFA position on various issues, we are pleased to partner with the Food […] Read More >>
NHPD – Regulatory Updates: Quarterly Report – March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011 By
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index-eng.php Quarterly Report (October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010) During this quarter, a total of 3017 PLAs were completed, 49% (1477) of these completions resulted in product licences, 46% […] Read More >>
Dicentra Newsletter Issue 1 for 2011
February 17, 2011 By
  This is Dicentra’s first newsletter for 2011. We will be releasing these newsletters every three months and the purpose of the newsletter is to keep our readers up to […] Read More >>
NHPD Continues to Issue Section 16 Notices
February 14, 2011 By
The Natural Health Products Directorate is requesting information from product license holders and applicants in light of the proposed amendments to the Food & Drug Regulations regarding enhanced labelling for […] Read More >>
Compliance & Enforcement Policy Postponed
January 5, 2011 By
On December 22, 2010 the Natural Health Products Industry was informed by the NHPD that the compliance promotion transition period which was slated to end on March 1, 2011 is […] Read More >>
Critical Alert Concerning Compliance & Enforcement
January 4, 2011 By
On December 22, 2010 the Natural Health Products Industry was informed by the NHPD that the compliance promotion transition period which was slated to end on March 1, 2011 is […] Read More >>
Dicentra Newsletter – Issue #11
October 7, 2010 By
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 >>
NHP Compliance and Enforcement Policy – Politique de conformité et d’application pour les produits de santé naturels
August 25, 2010 By
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 >>
New Classification Process for Medicinal and Non-medicinal Ingredients
August 9, 2010 By
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 >>

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