Canada Tilts At Unneeded Fixes In Self-Care Product Regulation Overhaul – Industry
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Health Canada says its planned overhaul will not scrap the current natural health product framework, but industry is skeptical. In a Council for Responsible Nutrition webinar, an industry consultant says marketers of OTC drugs, supplements and cosmetics are discussing the proposal's negative implications with the agency.
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