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Summary Safety Review - Antidepressants - Assessing the Potential Risk of...
Health Canada carried out this safety review when it became aware that the FDA was investigating the risk of angle-closure glaucoma linked to antidepressant use. Angle-closure... -
Summary Safety Review - Gadolinium based contrast agents - Assessing the...
In 2016, Health Canada reviewed the risk of gadolinium build-up in the brain and potential neurological side effects in light of published studies showing that gadolinium may... -
Radon and Thoron Data From Canadian Homes
Radon (Rn-222) is the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. It can easily move through small spaces in soils and other materials, allowing it to enter... -
Priority B (medium hazard) micro-organisms on the Domestic Substances List
Priority B (medium hazard) micro-organism strains on the Domestic Substances List (DSL) were given a medium priority for assessment because while they are not specifically... -
Summary Safety Review - SGLT2 inhibitors - Assessing the potential risk of a...
After receiving two Canadian case reports involving canagliflozin, Health Canada reviewed the potential risk of PRES in patients treated with SGLT2 inhibitors who have developed... -
Novel Food Information – Lyophilized Tetraselmis chui strain 8/6 as a novel food
Health Canada has notified Fitoplancton Marino, S.L. (Cádiz, Spain) that it has no objection to the food use of lyophilized Tetraselmis chui. The Department conducted a... -
Opioid-related poisoning and anoxic brain injury in Canada: a descriptive...
This report examines the co-diagnosis of anoxic brain injury, that is, a diagnosis received for anoxic brain injury during the same hospital stay for the opioid poisoning. -
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2022-03, Chondrostereum purpureum strain...
Chondrostereum purpureum strain PFC2139 is a naturally-occurring biological herbicide registered for use in Canada for inhibiting resprouting and regrowth from cut stumps of... -
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... -
Novel Food Information - High Pressure Processing (HPP)-Treated Egg Salad,...
Health Canada has notified Burnbrae Farms Ltd., that it has no objection to the food use of High Pressure Processing (HPP)-treated egg salad, egg dips, and egg spreads. The... -
Radon in real estate
Radon — an invisible radioactive gas produced by the breakdown of uranium in the ground —is found in every home in Canada. Radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer for non-smokers,... -
Health Canada Official Methods for the Testing of Tobacco Products (sidestream smoke)
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations made under the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act incorporate by reference a number of Health Canada official methods that must be followed when... -
Notice of danger to human health or safety and risk mitigation for USB chargers
Health Canada has assessed the hazards associated with the use of USB chargers. These products may pose an electric shock, burn, or fire hazard. -
Notice of danger to human health or safety and risk mitigation for...
Health Canada has assessed the hazards associated with the use of decorative lighting strings. These products may pose an electric shock, burn, or fire hazard. -
Health Canada Official Methods for the Testing of Tobacco Products (mainstream smoke)
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations made under the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act incorporate by reference a number of Health Canada official methods that must be followed when... -
Health Canada Official Methods for the Testing of Tobacco Products (toxicity testing)
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations madeunder the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act incorporate by reference a number of Health Canada official methods that must be followed when... -
Health Canada Official Methods for the Testing of Tobacco Products (whole tobacco)
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations madeunder the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act incorporate by reference a number of Health Canada official methods that must be followed when... -
Vaping product regulations
Vaping products manufactured, labelled, advertised, imported or sold in Canada are subject to Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, Food and Drugs... -
Take Action on radon
Every region in Canada has homes with elevated radon; make sure yours isn’t one of them. Radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Reducing radon in your home is... -
Health Canada Official Methods for the Testing of Tobacco Products (sample...
The Tobacco Reporting Regulations madeunder the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act incorporate by reference a number of Health Canada official methods that must be followed when...