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Novel Food Notifications & Food Additive Submissions

Bring your innovative food or ingredient to Canadian consumers with confidence. dicentra navigates Health Canada’s pre-market approval requirements to help you launch faster.

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Compliance Made Simple for Novel Foods in Canada

Health Canada requires Novel Food Notifications or Food Additive Submissions before certain foods and ingredients can be sold. dicentra’s experts deliver the right strategy, documentation, and government communications to help you secure approval efficiency.

End-to-End Support for Canadian Novel Food & Additive Approvals

  • Eligibility Assessment: Confirm whether your product or ingredient is novel or can be classified as non-novel.
  • Pre-Submission Meetings: Prepare and coordinate discussions with Health Canada’s Food Directorate.
  • Safety Data Package Preparation: Develop full dossiers including:
    • History of use and dietary exposure
    • Details of novel production processes
    • Characterization of source organism(s)
    • Nutritional, toxicological, allergenic, chemical, and microbiological considerations
  • Food Additive Submissions: Prepare documentation covering chemical identity, intended use, efficacy, residue data, analytical methods, safety data, and labeling.
  • Supporting Evidence: Include consumer benefits, food quality data, and international regulatory approvals or evaluations.
  • Government Liaison: Manage all correspondence with the Food Directorate and respond to Clarification Requests (CRs) and Information Request Notices (IRNs) to keep your submission on track.

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Why Choose dicentra?

  • 23+ years of Health Canada submission expertise
  • 23,000+ completed projects across food, ingredients, and additives
  • Proven strategies to reduce approval timelines and mitigate risks
  • A team of toxicologists, scientists, and regulatory consultants dedicated to your success
  • End-to-end support from feasibility assessment to post-market compliance

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