By: William Morkel, BSc Director of Quality & Compliance It is standard practice amongst many countries to require an International Trade Certificate (ITC) to accompany any natural health product (NHP) […] Read More >>
By Arwen Brooks Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Assistant With the explosion of the natural health product and functional food industry, and the subsequent rules and regulations that have been […] Read More >>
By: Ashleigh Hampton, MSc, Manager Scientific Affairs March 19, 2012 The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) released the Evidence for Safety and Efficacy of Finished Natural Health Products (NHPs) guidance […] Read More >>
Health Canada Looking to Regulate Vitamin-Enhanced Products Arwen Brooks Research and Regulatory Assistant, Dicentra Inc. Despite Health Canada’s widespread regulation of the Natural Health Product industry, there are products being […] Read More >>
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 >>
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php Advisory April 5, 2011-04-07 Consumers with milk or soy allergies are advised that four probiotic natural health products (listed below) are being voluntarily recalled from the market because they […] Read More >>
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 >>
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 >>
  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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Important Information: Pilot on New Abbreviated Labelling Standards and Finished Product Specifications Form for NHPs The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) is pleased to publish its first batch of Abbreviated […] Read More >>