Food or NHP: Distinguishing Between a Natural Health Product and a Supplemented Food
Supplemented foods and natural health products (NHPs) can sometimes pose challenges when trying to determine the correct regulatory pathway to gain market access in Canada. Supplemented foods are broadly defined by Health Canada as pre-packaged products that are manufactured, sold or represented as foods, which contain added vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbal or bioactive ingredients.
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A sunscreen formulated for the Canadian market doesn’t automatically clear the U.S. market, and vice versa. Canada sorts sunscreens into two regulatory pathways based on their active ingredients, while the U.S. treats every sunscreen as a drug from the outset, regardless of its ingredients. The two systems ask different questions, require different data, and use
... Read moreSafe Food for Canadians Regulations: How Does it Affect You?
The Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) are set to come into effect on January 15, 2019. Under the new legislation and corresponding regulations, certain companies involved in the manufacturing, distribution, handling and sale of food will be required to implement regulatory changes to improve food safety
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