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Drug and natural health products recall guide
This guide is for anyone working with drugs or natural health products. It will help facilitate understanding and compliance with sections of the Food and Drugs Act (the Act),... -
Hazardous substance assessment - Acetic acid
Hazardous substance assessments are technical documents produced by Health Canada as educational and information resources for suppliers of hazardous products under the... -
Indoor Air Reference Levels
Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are present in the indoor air of Canadian homes, some of which may pose a risk to human health at certain exposure concentrations. Health... -
Halifax Indoor Air Quality Study (2009): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)...
A residential indoor air quality study was conducted by Health Canada in 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A range of air parameters typically found in and around residences was... -
Water Talk - Drinking Water Quality in Canada
Responsibility for the quality of drinking water is shared by all levels of government. The federal government plays a key role in the area of drinking water by, among other... -
Acrylamide in food
Acrylamide is a chemical that can form from naturally present compounds in starchy foods during high-temperature processing or cooking (for example, baking, frying, roasting).... -
(#2) Climate Change and Health: Adaptation Bulletin
Number 2/ Communicating the Health Risks of Extreme Heat Events: Toolkit for Public Health and Emergency Management Officials. -
What industry needs to know about cannabis
Cannabis Act info for industry including licensing, requirements, tracking, compliance, prohibitions, cost recovery, travel and trade. -
Personal Protective Equipment against COVID-19: Overview
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) consists of gowns, gloves, masks, facial protection or respirators that can be used to provide a barrier to help prevent potential exposure... -
Submitting risk management plans draft guidance document: Opioid products
Opioid products need to include specific content within their RMP to address: the risk and uncertainties of opioid-related harms in Canada and other risks and uncertainties... -
Novel Food Information - Cibus Canola Event 5715 (Imidazolinone and...
Health Canada has notified Cibus US LLC, a legal affiliate of Cibus Canada Inc., that it has no objection to the food use of Cibus canola event 5715. The Department conducted a... -
Health product advertising incidents related to COVID-19
COVID-19 is a new disease not previously identified in humans. Health Canada is closely tracking all potential drugs and vaccines in development in Canada and abroad. We are... -
Guidance for market authorization requirements for COVID-19 vaccines:...
This document provides guidance on brand name assessment, inner and outer product labels, and risk management planning. -
Special Review Decision SRD2021-04, Special Review Decision: Thiamethoxam...
An evaluation of available scientific information found that some uses of thiamethoxam products meet current standards for protection of aquatic invertebrate communities when... -
Regulatory information for cosmetics
All cosmetics sold in Canada must be safe to use and must not pose any health risk. They must meet the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act and the Cosmetic Regulations. -
Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report: Halloween Costumes
The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to focus on Halloween costumes which are subject to the Textile Flammability Regulations. -
Product Safety Testing
Health Canada carries out testing and research in its investigation of chemical, flammability, mechanical and electrical hazards of consumer products. We also develop and share... -
Summary Safety Review - Oral Retinoid Products - Assessing the Potential...
Health Canada reviewed the potential risk of impotence (erectile dysfunction) with the use of oral retinoids because of a publication from the Netherlands that linked... -
List of permitted supplemental ingredients
This document lists all the supplemental ingredients permitted for addition to supplemented foods, along with their conditions of use. -
Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality - Guideline technical document: Copper
Copper is present in tap water principally as a result of leaching from copper-containing components of distribution and plumbing systems. Copper has been, and continues to be,...