CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ
Registration:
26
of
36
(2019-04-05
to
2019-11-20)
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.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Regulations affiliated with the Cannabis Act regarding the legalization of cannabis; regulatory amendments related to phytocannabinoids
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- Food Directorate and Canadian Food Inspection Agency – draft guidance on foods/supplemented foods/nutrition facts/food labelling and label modernization.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.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products.
Regulation
- Food & Drug Regulation - ensure appropriate interpretation of regulations. Impact on GMO labelling for food.
- 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.