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Start Date: 2025-03-23
End Date: 2025-03-29

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Health Canada Extends NHP Labeling Compliance

Health Canada has issued a Ministerial Order extending the compliance deadline for new Natural Health Product (NHP) labeling requirements until June 2028. This decision follows stakeholder engagement sessions highlighting implementation challenges with the new labeling guidelines under the Food and Drugs Act. Suppliers now have an extended period to adjust, allowing further consultation on readability and compliance issues. This extension aims to avoid potential negative health outcomes from unreadable labels and reduce market entry barriers for new NHPs.

Sources: Canada Gazette, Part II: www.gazette.gc.ca

Budget Implementation Act: Marketing Authorizations Transition

The Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1, transitions existing marketing authorizations under the Food and Drugs Act to subsection 30.05(1). These include authorizations related to gluten-free oats, veterinary drug residues, calcium thresholds in dairy products, and vitamin D in yogurt and kefir. The transition maintains current requirements without financial, social, or environmental impacts.

Sources: Canada Gazette, Part II: www.gazette.gc.ca