By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST As wildfires continue to ravage forests and grasslands across Canada, emergency responders are tirelessly working to contain the fires and protect impacted communities....
By: Joanna Chudyk, M. Sc., Regulatory Affairs Specialist On May 12, 2023, the NNHPD announced the beginning of a consultation period related to proposed fees for natural health products. To...
By: Kate Hatherley, C.Tech., Laboratory Technical Specialist Overview: UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, Section 33.2.4 – Test N.1 Test Method for Flammable Solids In today’s article, we...
By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs & Product Safety Associate Recently, there have been an increased number of consumer product recalls by Health Canada due to improper labelling or packaging. The...
By: Sarah D’Mello, Senior Product Safety Specialist On April 21, 2023, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added the following 2 chemicals to the Proposition 65 list: ...
By: Sarah D’Mello, Senior Product Safety Specialist OEHHA, The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a draft document in early 2023 regarding ethylene oxide. Read more about...
By: Jacqui Jenskey, Director of Regulatory Affairs Cosmetic Facility Inspections on the Rise Lately, we have seen a significant increase in the number of facility inspections of cosmetics companies by...
By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs & Product Safety Associate Canada has been lagging behind over 40 other countries in banning consumer product testing on animals, including cosmetic animal testing. Now,...
By: Joanna Chudyk, M. Sc., Regulatory Affairs Specialist Natural Health Product Labelling Regulation On July 6th 2022, Health Canada published the new Natural Health Product Labelling Regulations with the...
By: Sarah D’Mello, Senior Product Safety Specialist What is Prop 65? Proposition 65 (Prop 65), officially the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is a California...
By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email In March 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published changes to their guidance on organic food claims. In general, if you wish...
By: Joanna Chudyk, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email February 27, 2023: the Food Directorate announced an update to the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses. It now permits...
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