Canada’s food regulations ensure they have one of the safest food supplies in the world. They are always looking forward to understanding and acting according to the changes or emerging trends in the food sector that may affect how or what they regulate. Currently, Health Canada (HC) is planning to consult with Canadians on modernizing the food regulations.
- April 28, 2022 Food and Food Supplements, Regulatory Affairs
- April 28, 2022 Cosmetics Regulatory Services, Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Labeling
Labeling is a vital aspect when it comes to marketing the cosmetic products as it helps consumers understand accurate details of the product. In Canada, cosmetics and personal care products are regulated by Health Canada (HC). Cosmetic labeling is regulated by the Food and Drugs Act, the Cosmetic Regulations, and the Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act and Regulations.
- April 27, 2022 Regulatory Affairs, Publishing & Submissions, Regulatory Software & Services
For years, Regulatory publishing was done by manual tasks. Publishers used to work for hours formatting documents, generating Agency-compliant PDFs, performing quality checks, compiling documents for submissions, and troubleshooting issues related to submissions.
- April 19, 2022 Chemicals, Regulatory Artwork Services, Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Labeling
Plastics are the products of human innovation, and they are stable, durable, lightweight, and most importantly, inexpensive. They are a type of polymer, composed of a chain of polymers. The life we currently live is not possible without these amazing polymers. Unfortunately, our appetite for plastic shows no sign of back-pedal.
- April 19, 2022 Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Software & Services
Life science companies face massive challenges while constantly staying ahead of dynamic Health Authority (HA) updates. In addition, it requires multiple recurring and time-consuming processes. The traditional exercises are cumbersome and laborious, proving that Regulatory operations are costly, complicated, and slow. The ever-changing sphere of HA regulations makes it arduous to keep track and adapt at the same pace.
- April 11, 2022 Food and Food Supplements, Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Labeling
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has divided the ‘Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011’ into two (02) separate regulations: Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 and Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations.
- April 4, 2022 Medical and Scientific Communication, Regulatory Medical Writing
With an increasing number of new drug applications and clinical studies conducted to substantiate the efficacy and safety of new molecules, it becomes critical for pharmaceutical organizations to disseminate scientific information to the target audience via publication in a renowned scientific journal.
- April 4, 2022 Pharmaceuticals, Regulatory Labeling
Effective communication has always ensured the safety and quality of care for patients. Over the years, there remains an unmet requirement of providing label translations to individuals who are not fluent in English. The demand for product labels in multiple regional languages has grown exponentially as pharmaceutical manufacturers intend to drive the change towards localization and better communication.
- April 4, 2022 Compliance, Audit and Validation
Do you know? One can save up to a million in the coming three (03) years by introducing Computer Software Assurance (CSA) in place of the existing Computer system validation (CSV) model!
Over the years, pharmaceutical organizations have incorporated CSV, a risk-based validation approach to ensure computer operating systems are at par with Regulatory requirements.
The ever-increasing demand for various channels to share information and engage with customers poses numerous challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. Such engagement comes with risks, particularly in the advertising domain. To ensure accurate and good practice, Health Canada regulates the advertising or promotional material before its dissemination in Canada.