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Medical batteries
Medical batteries are medical devices and are regulated under the Food and Drugs Act and Medical Devices Regulations. The Act and Regulations govern the import, advertising and... -
Registration Decision RD2022-03, Flutianil and GATTEN
This decision is consistent with the Proposed Registration Decision PRD2021-09, Flutianil and GATTEN. -
How Health Canada inspects medical device establishments: About inspections
Health Canada may inspect anyone who has a medical device establishment licence (MDEL) to ensure they comply with the Act and the Regulations. Those inspections support our... -
Novel Food Information - High Pressure Processing (HPP)-Treated Raw Ground...
Health Canada has notified Gridpath Solutions Inc., on behalf of Cargill Inc., that it has no objection to the food use of High Pressure Processing (HPP)-treated raw ground beef... -
Novel Food Information - FloraGLO® Crystalline Lutein
Health Canada has notified Kemin Foods, L.C. that it has no objection to the sale of FloraGLO® Crystalline Lutein as a food ingredient to be added to a wide variety of foods at... -
Guidance document: Non-prescription Oral Stool Softener Laxatives Labelling Standard
This labelling standard describes the requirements necessary to receive market authorization (a Drug Identification Number (DIN)) for oral stool softener laxative non-... -
COVID-19: Application of the Quarantine Act Border Measures (ArriveCAN 2) (July 2020)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, enhanced border measures authorized by the Quarantine Act were introduced to ensure appropriate actions are taken to reduce the spread of the virus. -
Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report - Cyclical Enforcement Project...
The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify industry's compliance of kettle products with the requirements of the Kettles Regulations. -
Laboratory Analysis of Cigarette for Ignition Propensity
Since October 2005, Health Canada has been monitoring compliance with the Cigarette Ignition Propensity Regulations. The following table provides the results of the laboratory... -
Novel food information: Imidazolinone Herbicide Tolerant Rice RTC1
Health Canada has notified RiceTec Inc. that it has no objection to the food use of herbicide tolerant rice line RTC1. The Department conducted a comprehensive assessment of... -
Food-Related Illnesses
Food-borne illness (also known as "food poisoning") happens when a person gets sick from eating food that has been contaminated with a harmful micro-organism. These micro-... -
National Dose Registry
The National Dose Registry (NDR) contains the dose records of individuals who are monitored for occupational exposures to ionizing radiation. -
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2019-04, Special Review of...
Pursuant to subsection 18(4) of the Pest Control Products Act, the PMRA has evaluated the aspects of concern that prompted the special review of pest control products containing... -
Summary Safety Review - MELATONIN (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) - Review of...
After becoming aware of international reports about neurological side effects, such as anxiety, panic reaction, visual hallucinations and seizures, possibly associated with... -
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document...
Although hardness may have significant aesthetic effects, a maximum acceptable level has not been established because public acceptance of hardness may vary considerably... -
Risk assessment of chemical substances
Risk assessments are conducted under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to determine whether there are risks resulting from exposure of Canadians to a substance, or... -
Proposed Registration Decision PRD2020-09, Fluxapyroxad and Xzemplar
This summary describes the key points of the evaluation, while the Science Evaluation of Proposed Registration Decision PRD2020-09, Fluxapyroxad and Xzemplar provides detailed... -
Special Review Decision SRD2022-01, Special Review Decisions: Naled
As noted in PSRD2019-02, Health Canada will be initiating a cumulative risk assessment for the organophosphate class of chemicals upon completion of the re-evaluation of the... -
Summary Safety Review - GARDASIL (Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus [Types...
The safety of all vaccines, including Gardasil, is under continuous monitoring by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The safety of Gardasil was reassessed as... -
Summary Safety Review - Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) - Assessing the risk...
Health Canada reviewed the potential risk of a type of skin reaction known as subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus(SCLE) with the use of PPIs after a published article that...