Health Canada Natural Health Products

Natural health products regulations 528 kb regulations are current to 2020 11 17 and last amended on 2020 09 28.

Health canada natural health products. Search licensed natural health products from health canada note the product information found within this database originates from organizations not subject to the official languages act and is available in the language in which it was written and submitted to health canada. Boron as a medicinal ingredient in oral natural health products. Santé canada sc is the department of the government of canada responsible for the country s federal health policy it is overseen by the minister of health currently patty hajdu as part of the minister s health portfolio.

Health canada regulates natural health products nhps so that canadians can have confidence that the products they use are safe effective and of high quality. On march 26 th 1999 following acceptance of the recommendations from the standing committee on health the minister announced the creation of the office of natural health products now the natural health products directorate nhpd. This licensed natural health products database is managed by health canada and includes information on licensed natural health products including.

The first task assigned to this directorate was to create an appropriate regulatory framework for natural health products sold in canada to ensure that all canadians have ready access to products that are safe effective and of high quality while respecting. Vitamin and mineral supplements herb and plant based remedies traditional medicines like traditional chinese medicines or ayurvedic indian medicines. Consultations are the cornerstone of the regulation of natural health products in canada.

Proposed regulations canada gazette part i december 22 2001 natural health products. Identify natural health products with an approved licence report side effects access regulations and submit a licence application. 53 recommendations of the standing committee on health.

Originally created as the department of health in 1919 in the wake of the spanish flu crisis what is known as health canada today was. In canada natural health products fall under the natural health products regulations of the food and drugs act these regulations came into effect on january 1 2004 after extensive consultations with stakeholders and the canadian public on an appropriate regulatory framework for natural health products. A new vision report of the standing committee on health november 1998.

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