Can Natural Health Products be regulated under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act?
No, Natural Health Products are regulated under their own regulatory framework (the Natural Health Product Regulations) under the Food and Drugs Act. They cannot be separately regulated by the proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. In fact, Natural Health Products are exempt from the proposed CCPSA, as they fall under the Food and Drugs Act. Schedule I of the proposed CCPSA outlines the products that have been exempted, for example: drugs, cosmetics, explosives, pest control products, etc — products that are captured by other legislative and regulatory frameworks. • What are the differences between this Bill and the former Bill C-52? While there was general support for the former Bill C-52, stakeholders and Parliamentarians identified a few key areas where the proposed wording and concepts could have been strengthened or modified. We have responded — the two biggest changes were an amendment to the definition of “danger to human health or safety” and a time-frame review for ins
