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 March 21 deadline will likely not be extended. If you plan to apply for a Permanent Site License, our recommendation is that you consider submitting your profile now, before the other 1900 companies get ahead of you! Your application will be an entirely NEW submission. While the process to apply is similar to what you provided for your temporary COVID license, the documentation required will be more involved. Your approval from NNHPD will take 35 – 65 days. You will need to provide more detailed information on your entire quality management system and that of your foreign manufacturers. This will include details about premises, operations, quality inspection protocols, recall, and adverse event protocols, and stability data to support your shelf life and expiry date.
Medical Botany Research can help you navigate the Site Licensing documentation and help move your Site License application through NNHPD quickly and easily.
Linda Beach is the founder, sole owner, and Director of Canadian Natural Health Product Registry (CNHPR), operating under Medical Botany Research. Based on Canada’s west coast, Linda has been providing regulatory consulting and compliance expertise to Canadian and international companies since 2004, when Canada’s Natural Health Products Regulations first came into effect.
A Certified Herbalist with a degree in Botany and Medical Research, Linda also holds certifications in several natural and complementary healing modalities. This combination of scientific training and hands-on herbal expertise gives her a unique perspective on the products she helps bring to market — from vitamins and herbal remedies to nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and sports supplements.
Over her two decades working directly with Health Canada, Linda has built strong working relationships with regulators that have translated into consistent success in securing Natural Product Numbers (NPNs) for her clients. Her advocacy work has had industry-wide impact — including playing a key role in Health Canada’s decision to reinstate hempseed oil to its approved ingredient database after it had been removed, restoring a path to market for products containing the ingredient.
Through CNHPR, Linda guides clients through every stage of the licensing process: developing a tailored regulatory strategy, compiling required documentation, and managing submissions from signing through to Health Canada approval.