On Wednesday June 14, 2023 NHP industry (Natural Health Products – https://nhppa.org/) members joined Shawn Buckley for a summary of his recent Discussion Paper (https://nhppa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Discussion-Paper-On-2023-Health-Canada-Initiatives-C-47-Cost-Recovery-and-Burdens-New-Powers.pdf) on 2023 Health Canada Initiatives. There is also a 30-minute video interview, along with a Question & Answer period that is very enlightening. Full interview…
Join Us in Preserving Access to Natural Health Products in Canada
At a time when the well-being and health of Canadians are paramount, it is crucial that we unite to protect their access to natural health products. These products have been valued by countless individuals for their potential benefits, and we believe it is essential to ensure that they remain accessible.…
Health Canada’s Proposed Fees for Registering Natural Health Products
Analyzing the Proposed Fee Structure: Health Canada has meticulously analyzed the costs associated with regulating natural health products, including the activities involved in product licensing, clinical trial reviews, and site inspections. The analysis took into consideration various factors such as the time and resources required to perform these activities, salaries…
Nutrition Facts Changes to Labels
Changes were made to Nutrition labeling to offer consumers more information than before and make information more visible by increasing its size and location. The changes include:
Natural Health Product Site Licensing Changes
Mandatory Canadian and Foreign Site Reference Number (FSRN) and what this means to you… As per the NHPR (regulations), you are responsible for providing the NNHPD with the Canadian site information prior to commencing the importation and/or sale of the natural health product. All information required is outlined in Part…
Updated Natural Health Products Management of Applications Policy
The Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) has updated the Management of Product License Applications for Natural Health Products (NHP) now referred to as the Natural Health Products Management of Application Policy (NHP MAP). Here is an excerpt from the new policy document. Purpose The NHP MAP outlines the…
Updates to Natural Health Products Ingredients Database
Revisions as of December 24, 2021 The updates provided in the Natural Health Products Ingredients Database (NHPID) link below apply to the most recent versions of the web-based Product License Application – web_PLA form . Here is the link to the Natural Health Products Ingredients Database .
Natural Health Product Ingredients Database – Announcements and New Ingredients
The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the web-based Product Licence Application (web PLA) form. All new product licence application submissions must use the web PLA form. New Ingredients In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added. NHPID Name: Albatrellus Confluens (Mushroom) ExtractRole:…
Health Canada is Seeking Stakeholders’ Comments
Looking for Feedback on Potential Amendments to the Cosmetics Regulations Comments opened on July 16, 2021 and will close to new input on August 30, 2021. Health Canada is seeking stakeholder’s comments and feedback regarding potential amendments to the Cosmetic Regulations. The main objective of this regulatory initiative would be…
Changes to Homeopathic Products
There have been recent changes made by the Department in the area of the efficacy of natural health products. The Department’s decision was as follows: “The Department will no longer approve health claims on homeopathic products for symptomatic relief of cough, cold, and flu for children 12 and under, unless…
COVID NHP Site License Expiration:
If you are one of over 1900 companies given a COVID Temporary Site License to manufacturer, package, label, or import Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers (Natural Health Products) earlier this year, that license is set to expire in March 2021. With vaccine trials well underway and showing excellent outcomes so far, this…
Health Canada’s Post Covid-19 Commitments
March 17, 2021 NNHPD’s newly appointed Director General, Natalie Page, opened the meeting with her team and officials from the Inspectorate (ROEB) providing the updates on the following key items: • COVID backlog and the measures in place to clear the back-log and resume normal performance standards now that the…
Nutrition Facts on Products Sold in Canada 2021 Changes
We’re making improvements to the nutrition facts table and list of ingredients on food labels. These amendments will improve the Nutrition Facts table and list of ingredients to make them easier to understand thereby helping Canadians to make informed choices. A five-year transition period, ending on December 14, 2021, was…
Documentation Required for Selling Supplements on Amazon
Can I sell supplements on Amazon? Dietary supplement marketers selling on Amazon are now being asked to provide testing results and other manufacturing information on their supplement products in order to remain on Amazon’s site for sale. This request began just a couple of weeks ago, and marketers should be…
Standards for Natural Health Product (NHP) Applications September 2020
Status update on performance standards for NHP applications: NNHPD’s top priority is to protect the health and safety of Canadians by continuing to contribute to the Government of Canada’s coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 18th, 4,033 new alcohol-based hand sanitizers have been licensed and 2,045 interim…
Waiting for Your NPN
The waiting time to receive your NPN can be frustrating. How long has it been since you submitted your license application? Seems like months and then you receive a rejection notice! Wasted time that translates to financial loss. We can help to isolate areas of your application that may have…
NNHPD Interim Measures Update
Regarding Product and Site Licensing for Hand-Sanitizers The temporary exemptions for the importation of hand sanitizers, which was announced March 27, 2020, as part of the NNHPD’s interim measures have now ended as of July 13, 2020. Interim License Holders Site Licenses Companies that have a COVID SL may continue…
Beginning July 1, 2020
Beginning July 1, 2020, industry will be able to distribute certain non-prescription drugs and NHPs as samples as a strategy to encourage their use on a trial basis. Learn More
UPDATE on Application Processing
Health Canada Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) has updated its guidance regarding how applications for natural health products (NHPs) (new, or amendments and notifications for existing products) are processed, assessed and issued a regulatory decision. These updates are intended to achieve better outcomes for the health and safety of…
Covid 19 Expedited Interim Licensing Has Ended
For those of you who have received an Interim Site license or Importer’s license, you will need to apply for a permanent license should you wish to continue. The temporary license has ended. Companies with an interim COVID-19 SL (denoted by the prefix COV0000) under the previous expedited attestation process will…
No Cost To Register Your License Application, Its Free For Now
Currently, there is no cost to register your license application. However, Health Canada will soon be introducing a cost recovery for your application submissions. This will happen once the new Self-Care Framework is in place. Amendments are not yet required for licensed Class 1 products. At the present time for any…
New Regulations report, as told by Shawn Buckley
October 2019 This morning our Natural Health Industry woke up to New Regulations told to us by our industry lawyer, Shawn Buckley. It is very important for people to know of these warnings and upcoming regulations. Please read this link Changes in our industry! Health Canada Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate…