Does Risk Management Planning (RMP) relate to Health Canada’s Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan (FCSAP)?
The Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan (FCSAP) is an integrated, risk-based action plan that is premised on three key pillars: active prevention, targeted oversight and rapid response. Risk Management Planning is recognized as a key component of the FCSAP for health products and links to the three key pillars. RMP is a proactive method to identify early the risks associated with marketed health products and develop methods to maximize product benefit while minimizing risk. The implementation of RMP enables the regulator to have oversight of ongoing risk management activities and makes companies accountable for reporting on the ongoing need for risk management. In addition, ongoing pharmacovigilance and risk management activities by industry and regular reporting to the regulator will enable rapid responses to identified risks.
