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Classifying Your Self Care Product in Canada

By: Jacqui Jenskey, Principal Regulatory Affairs Consultant, email Bringing a cosmetic, drug, or natural health product to market in Canada requires a classification assessment and completion of a cosmetic notification...

Selling Consumer Products and Cosmetics Online

By: Jacqui Jenskey, Principal Regulatory Affairs Consultant, email On January 6, 2023, Health Canada added a document to their website called “Selling consumer products and cosmetics online: Information for online...

What’s the Deal with Food-Contact Sanitizers?

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Changes are coming to the way food-contact sanitizers are regulated with the introduction of the Biocides Regulations. If you’d like to learn more...

Protecting Confidential Business Information (CBI) on Safety Data Sheets and Labels

By: Sarah D’Mello, Senior Product Safety Specialist, email Many countries that adopted GHS have made their own requirements for protecting confidential business information (CBI) on Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and...

June 2023 Update: Proposal to Remove the Consumer Product Exclusion from the Hazardous Products Act

By: Sarah D’Mello, Senior Product Safety Specialist, email June 2023: Results Revealed in Health Canada’s Workplace Hazardous Products Program Newsletter Findings from Consultation on Proposal to Remove Consumer Product Exclusion...

NEW: Health Canada Food Directorate Announces Modifications to the List of Permitted Sweeteners

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email On February 2, 2023, the Food Directorate announced changes coming to the List of Permitted Sweeteners that would allow the use of Erythritol...

Food Contact Sanitizers Will Become Drugs Under the New Biocides Regulations

By: Jacqui Jenskey, Principal Regulatory Affairs Consultant, email On May 7, 2022, Health Canada published and proposed new regulations under the FDA called the Biocides Regulation. This new regulation will...

Canadian vs United States Food Regulations: What’s the Difference?

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email One of the most common questions we receive as Canadian regulatory consultants is whether a food product sold in the United States as...

Do I Need a Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) License for My Food Product?

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations were published in January 15, 2019, to complement Canada’s ongoing modernization initiatives in the food industry. These...

Table of Reference Amounts for Foods Has Been Updated

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email On November 24, 2022, Health Canada published an update to the Nutrition Labelling – Table of Reference Amounts for Food. Reference Amounts are...

Iodine May Soon Be an Acceptable Ingredient in Supplemented Foods

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email Since the implementation of the Temporary Marketing Authorization (TMA) process, Iodine has not been permitted for use in supplemented food (SF) or caffeinated...

Sodium and Potassium Daily Value Changes Announced

By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email On October 20, 2022, Health Canada issued an announcement that the Daily Values (DV) for Sodium and Potassium have been revised. The industry...

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