Health Canada Proposal on Self-Care Products

[membership level=”0,4″][The content continues for paid members only.] Login or Subscribe [/membership][membership level=”1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12″][membership] Health Canada has proposed “to modernize its approach to self-care products, so that Canadians can have further confidence in the products they choose.” “Self-care products” are defined as including cosmetics, natural health care products such as nutritional supplements, herbals, homeopathic remedies and traditional medicines, and non-prescription drugs, commonly referred to “OTC” products. The proposal considers how these products would be allowed to make health claims in the future and uses a risk-based approach and classification system for addressing product safety. “Self-care products that contain new or higher risk ingredients or make claims to treat serious medical conditions require more attention by Health Canada,” the proposal maintains.
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