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Chemical Regulatory Compliance Training

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Training. Where do you obtain it? What if you have something so specific that training is simply not available?  There are plenty of…
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Does Your Product Contain Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanates (MDI)?

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email In May 2019, five MDIs (methylene diphenyl diisocyanates) were added to Schedule 1 of the List of Toxic Substances of the Canadian Environmental Protection…
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Health Canada’s Hazardous Substance Assessments

Last year at the Society for Chemical Hazard Classification (SCHC) conference in Washington DC, Kim Godard and Véronique Lalonde of Health Canada gave an update of where the Globally Harmonized…
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Finalized Vaping Products Labeling and Packaging Regulations

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email Final Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations (VPLPR) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 24th, 2019 and will come into…
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Consequences of a Non-Compliant Consumer Label

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), it is prohibited to manufacture, import, or sell a consumer product that is dangerous to human…
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1, 4-Dioxane Essentially Banned in Cosmetics, Personal Care, and Cleaning Products in New York State

By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email On December 9th, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation (S 4389B/A 6295A). This is “An…
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Changing Establishment Licensing Fees for Human and Veterinary Drugs (DEL)

By: Teri Dickinson, Regulatory Affairs Group Manager, email Starting April 1, 2020, new Drug Establishment Licensing (DEL) fees will come into effect. DEL fees for human drugs and veterinary drugs…
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Medical Device Establishment Licensing (MDEL) Post Market Cost Recovery

By: Teri Dickinson, Regulatory Affairs Group Manager, email Starting April 1, 2020, new medical device Establishment Licensing (MDEL) fees will come into effect. What can you expect to pay? [table…
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Medical Devices: Evaluation and Right to Sell Fees

By: Teri Dickinson, Regulatory Affairs Group Manager, email Are you ready for Cost Recovery implementation coming into force on April 1, 2020? Starting April 1, 2020, new medical device submission…
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Selling Consumer Products in Canada. What else do you need to consider?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When selling a consumer product in Canada there are many factors to consider. Who is your market? Are you making any claims? Have…
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Health Canada’s Veterinary Health Product (VHP) Licensing Fees

By: Karolina Zarichna, REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, email Veterinary Health Product Licensing Fee Effective April 1st, 2020, applicants submitting Veterinary Health Product (VHP) notifications in Canada are subject to a licensing…
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Veterinary Drugs (Evaluation and Right to Sell Fees)

By: Teri Dickinson, Regulatory Affairs Group Manager, email Are you ready for Cost Recovery implementation coming into force on April 1, 2020?  You may want to get your submissions in…

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