Natural Health Products (NHPs) include products like vitamins, minerals, probiotics, herbals, traditional and homeopathic medicines and certain topical products like toothpaste and sunscreen.
Health Canada is strangling NHPs in over-regulation, leading to increased costs and fewer products on store shelves for Canadians.
Changing Regulations
New Labelling Regulations: new rules will increase the label size, in turn, increasing the amount of packaging required. More packaging means more cost and more waste.
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New user fees for regulatory activities (aka Cost Recovery): the proposed fees are so costly that they will force many small to medium sized companies to shut down Canadian operations.