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Revisions to Health Canada’s COVID-19 Hand Sanitizer and Disinfectant Interim Policies
In March, Health Canada put in place an interim policy for their regulations for hand sanitizers and disinfectant products. This was in response to the high supply and demand for these types of products due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a 735% increase in...
Biotechnology: Production of Natural and Sustainable Ingredients
Consumers are more enticed to purchase a cosmetic or personal care product that displays the word ‘natural’ or ‘organic’, or a product that is known to contain ingredients from a sustainable source. This growing desire from...
Health Canada: Mandatory Use of New Regulatory Enrolment Process for Drug Submissions
Recently, Health Canada announced that the Regulatory Enrolment Process (REP) will be mandatory to use as of October 1, 2020. The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) will be implementing this single window for transmission of regulatory transactions in electronic...
Cannabis in Cosmetics; Where Are We Now
A couple of years ago the world began legalizing recreational cannabis, bringing it into the cosmetic industry. Since then, it has been reported that the cosmetic CBD market has a net worth of 710 million US dollars and is projected to have a net worth of 959 million...
Health Canada Guidance Document on Interim Expedited Hand Sanitizer Approval Process
Health Canada has released a guide document pertaining to the temporary expedited process for the production and distribution of hand sanitizers in Canada. The document highlights acceptable quality grades and medicinal ingredient concentrations, formulation...
A Summary of International Efforts in Minimizing the Spread of COVID-19
Recently, information has been provided regarding updates that Health Canada and the U.S. FDA have done in order to aid in the battle against COVID-19. However, other countries have also taken drastic measures to assist with reducing the spread of COVID-19. The...
Health Canada Extension on Nitrosamine Risk Assessments
Earlier this year, information about new regulations and requirements put in place by Health Canada for product’s containing nitrosamine impurities was released. These regulations are applicable to prescription and non-prescription pharmaceuticals containing...
Updates to FDA Regulations for COVID-19 Essential Products
The U.S. FDA has released new regulations for essential products that will aid in limiting the spread of coronavirus, such as sanitizers. These new regulations have been placed into effect immediately and are being modified and reintroduced in order to minimize the...
Health Canada’s Actions to Minimize the Spread of COVID-19
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the government’s regulatory bodies have decided to take supportive steps to discourage the spread of the virus. These steps include temporarily modifying the regulatory process for disinfectant and sanitization products to allow...
Less Testing for Imported Low-Risk OTC Drugs – Temporarily
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada continue to put their best efforts forward with assisting the supply and demand of products for Canadians amidst the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Canada has expanded their previously released DEL...
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