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Dicentra Newsletter – Issue #10
August 11, 2010 By
  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 >>
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 >>
New Application Management Policy
August 9, 2010 By
  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 >>
Site Licence Application Assessment Changes
August 5, 2010 By
  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 >>
Good Manufacturing Practices for Natural Health Products for Current and Potential Site License Holders
July 15, 2010 By
  Less than two weeks remain to register for dicentra’s upcoming webinar titled Good Manufacturing Practices for Natural Health Product Site Licence Holders. Health Canada requires both initial and ongoing […] Read More >>
Understand how the Proposed NHP-UPLAR will Affect Your Natural Health Products by Attending dicentra’s Free Webinar Series
June 16, 2010 By
  Watch the recording of this webinar by clicking here. The regulatory solution many have been waiting for may be on the horizon with the recent regulatory proposal: Natural Health […] Read More >>
Dicentra Newsletter – Issue #9
June 9, 2010 By
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 >>
Report from the CHFA Expo West Supplier Forum
May 20, 2010 By
    Michelle Boudreau Director General, Natural Health Products Directorate, Health Canada Accomplishments & Looking Ahead Approximately 20,700 product licenses issued since 2004, representing ~27,000 products More than 1,150 companies [&hell Read More >>
Consultation Period Open for Guidance Document to Assist in Distinguishing between Natural Health Products and Ingredient
May 18, 2010 By
  As you may know, the Natural Health Product (NHP) Raw Material Policy was recently removed from the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) website in order for it to be […] Read More >>
CHFA: Great News for NHP Industry
May 5, 2010 By
  From the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) eNews April 30th edition: Great News for NHP Industry Draft regulatory amendment to be published in Canada Gazette Part I CHFA has […] Read More >>
Dicentra Presenting at IPA in Montreal April 21-22
April 20, 2010 By
  Anne Wilkie, Senior Regulatory Strategy & Policy Advisor, will be representing Dicentra at the International Pharmaceutical Academy’s Dietary Supplements & Natural Health Products Conference in Montreal on April 21 […] Read More >>
Dicentra Newsletter – Issue #8
April 12, 2010 By
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 >>
Upcoming Webinar: Classification of Products at the Cosmetic-Drug Interface
March 18, 2010 By
  Many products fall under the cosmetic-drug interface. These are products that may share the characteristics of both a cosmetic and drug, as defined in the Food and Drugs Act, […] Read More >>
Licensed Natural Health Product Database Extract Files Are Now Available for Download
March 10, 2010 By
  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 >>
Dicentra Newsletter – Issue #7
February 3, 2010 By
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 >>
Health Canada Issues Draft Warning Letter for Glucomannan
January 26, 2010 By
  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 >>
The NHPD Issues a Message to NHP Stakeholders Regarding Enzymes
December 14, 2009 By
  The NHPD Issues a Message to NHP Stakeholders Regarding Ezymes December 14, 2009 Le texte français suit. The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has received over 500 product licence […] Read More >>
Health Canada Workshops Shed Light on a Regulatory Grey Area
December 7, 2009 By
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 >>
Clinical Trials for Natural Health Products
December 4, 2009 By
  It seems without a doubt that increasing global regulatory requirements for natural health products are here to stay. International bodies such as the NHPD (Canada), FDA (U.S.), EMEA/EFSA (European […] Read More >>
Immunity and Flu-Related Health Claims can be Deemed a Threat to Public Health – H1N1 Pandemic Brings a Need for Cautious Marketing
November 18, 2009 By
  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 >>

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