Food Supplement Regulation Canada

As an addition to a normal diet food business operators market food supplements which are concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect.

Food supplement regulation canada. Such food supplements can be marketed in dose form such as pills tablets capsules liquids in measured doses etc. The department exercises this mandate under the authority of the food and drugs act and pursue its regulatory mandate under the food and drug regulations. All natural health products nhps sold in canada are subject to the natural health products regulations which came into force on january 1 2004.

Regulation of ruminant and horse supplement feeds. Under the dietary supplement health and education act of 1994. This section contains a link to the full text of the food and drugs act and the food and drug regulations from the department of justice canada.

It also provides access to proposed and recently adopted legislative and regulatory initiatives related to food and nutrition at health canada. Over the past several years confusion has arisen regarding the regulatory status of ruminant and horse feeds manufactured in canada termed supplements to the point where it is generally believed that the majority of these products are exempt from mandatory registration. Currently to address consumers growing interest in health the sector is focused on developing foods with enhanced nutritional value and functional properties.

The regulations help give canadians access to a wide range of natural health products that are safe effective and of high quality. Nutritional supplements to which milk partially skim milk or skim milk is to be added must carry a statement that the nutrient content of the food has been determined taking into consideration the milk partially skim milk or skim milk that is to be added according to the directions for use b 24 202 b fdr. Fda regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than those covering conventional foods and drug products.

New regulations on food allergen labelling came into force on august 4. Part d was amended in 2004 with the coming into force of the natural health product regulations for nutritional supplements 5 under these regulations the government has its ministries and agencies such as health canada 6 natural and non prescription health products directorate 7 agriculture and agri food canada 8 and the canadian food. To obtain a license individuals must submit an application to the nnhpd which must include sufficient data to assess the safety quality and efficacy of the product.