With the passing of The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (The 2018 Farm Bill), there has been a buzz of excitement, with many thinking this has opened the flood gates for hemp importation. However, this has not yet been the case, as US governme...
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The Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) has announced that they will be delaying Phase I and II of the changes to the Self-Care Products Framework. These changes were to implement Plain Language Labelling of natural he...
BACKGROUND Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) which provided Canadians with a licensing means to grow and possess their own cannabis for medical purposes, was introduced in 2001. In 2014, the government introduced the Marihuan...
Why This is Necessary Health Canada has recognized the increase in burden of preventable chronic diseases, over the past few years, and feels as though it is time for them to make some serious interventions. These diseases include obes...
Health Canada is proposing a change in front of label packaging in order to allow consumers to make more educated decisions when it comes to buying packaged foods. They have found that over 80% of Canadians say they find nutrition important. Howev...
Last year, Health Canada's Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) began consulting on a new set of regulations that would set to govern the use and sale of "Self-Care Products" such as cosmetics, natural hea...
Proposal The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is moving to amend beer standards under the Food and Drug Regulations. Their goal is to show a better representation of industry innovation, while maintaining the integrity of the bee...
Proposal For more than 20 years, Canada has allowed for wineries to use the term “Cellared in Canada” for wines blended in Canada. The wines in these blends could include both Canadian made wines and wines from other countr...
Health Canada has released a Natural Health Products Brand Name guide to be used in the industry when choosing appropriate brand names for their natural health products (NHPs). A product’s brand name is its distinguisher and is the name unde...
A veteran in the organic industry, Kelly Monaghan, from Ash Street Organics, presented a very informative seminar on organics and bioponics at the CHFA West conference on Friday February 23. She discussed the varying opinions in the industry regar...