CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ
Registration:
13
of
36
(2015-12-11
to
2015-12-11)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.
Policies or Program
- Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization. GMO mandated labelling for food.
Regulation
- Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.
- Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Personal importation of natural health products.
- Organic Products Regulations – potential incorporation into the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations –Impact on Organic Product Regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for foods. Impact on small businesses.