How Long is My COVID-19 NHP Site License Valid?
By: Jacqui Jenskey, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Many manufacturers and importers of Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers continue to manufacture under a Temporary COVID-19 Site License [...]
19 Substances Removed from the Domestic Substances List (DSL)
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email On March 17, 2021 the Ministry of the Environment published a notice removing 19 substances that are recognized [...]
Preservatives and Treated Articles in Canada
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Many everyday items (for example, household products, paints, detergents, cleaners, clothing, and plastic items [...]
New York Amends Its Consumer Product VOC Regulation
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) recently published a final rule adopting [...]
EPA Updates List of Alternative Test Methods or Strategies (New Approach Methodologies aka NAMs)
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its list of alternative test methods or [...]
New Substances Notification (NSN) 2021 Fee Adjustment
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Environment and Climate Change Canada has published the Fee Schedule effective April 1, 2020, for Notification of [...]
Canadian Environmental Protection Act; New Substances Notification Fee Remissions
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Under the Services Fee Act all Federal Departments and Agencies that charge fees for services are required to; [...]
Hand Sanitizers and Stability Testing
By: Jacqui Jenskey, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Alcohol based Hand Sanitizer COVID 19 interim measures were removed by Health Canada in July 2020. This means that the once exempt [...]
Notice of Intent to Remove 22 Organisms from the Domestic Substances List (DSL)
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email On December 5, 2020, the Depart Of The Environment issued a Notice of Intent to remove 22 living organisms from [...]
What Is Your Health Product Called in Canada?
By: Jacqui Jenskey, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email There are many differences in how countries approach the regulation of health products. Some countries call them Food Supplements. [...]
