WHAT IF THE FDA ADOPTED HEALTH CANADA’S REGULATORY MODEL FOR NHPS?  The Alliance for Natural Health (USA) recently published an article by NHPPA’s Shawn Buckley, where he gives a clear picture of the main differences between Health Canada and the FDA’s current regulatory systems for Natural Health Products (NHPs). You’ll be enlightened (and perhaps enraged) about...Read More

THANK YOU FOR THE KUDOS, VITALITY MAGAZINE! (TORONTO, ON)  Editor-in-chief Julia Woodford gave NHPPA online optics after her brilliant rant on healthcare budgets, food, drugs and a not to be missed quote by Dr. Zoltan Rona on Health Canada’s latest bans. Read the full article commentary: http://tiny.cc/fxlcmxRead More

HEALTH CANADA NEEDS TO CLEAN UP ITS SHAMEFUL CULT OF INSTITUTIONAL SECRECY AND MAKE FINDINGS PUBLIC AS THE AMERICAN FOOD AND DRUG AGENCY DOES.  “Some Canadian pharmaceutical companies have sold drugs they knew were defective — putting patients at possible risk. Others have hidden, altered and in some cases destroyed test data that showed their...Read More

JOHN OLIVER, HOST OF THE AMERICAN LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW ‘LAST WEEK TONIGHT’, MIGHT NEED A FEW EMAILS FROM NHPPA SUBSCRIBERS.  Aired at the end of June 2014, what started out as a critique on Dr. Oz’s choice of words describing the efficacy of a particular supplement, deteriorated into a misguided attack on Natural Health Products (NHPs)....Read More

STEP 2 OF THE CHARTER TO 308 MPS CAMPAIGN: REBUTTAL PACKAGE CAME TO A CLOSE ON JULY 18. Since then NHPPA part time staff and volunteers have been preparing and mailing the Rebuttal Packages to remaining MPs. When we’re done we’ll be sending out an interesting post-campaign report that includes the final delivery numbers for...Read More

308 MP REBUTTAL PACKAGE CAMPAIGN EXTENDED TO JULY 18, 2014 The NHPPA is made up of a few committed activists who find it exciting to support our members with information and materials that help make a difference. In the past, with our collective efforts, we have caught the attention of the NHP industry, media, Members...Read More

SIDE-EFFECTS TIED TO OFF-LABEL DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC. It questions the judgment of Health Canada and its policies when learning how unaffected they are about the data collected for side-effects and deaths caused by off-labe…l prescription drugs (drugs used for a condition or type of person for which they are not approved). In...Read More

MORE POWER DOING IT THE “OLD-FASHIONED” WAY Many ask why the Charter of Health Freedom petition is not online. The simple answer is because our government wouldn’t recognize it, which begs the question: “Why not?”. Check out NHPPA’s article by Carolyn Steele “Petition Power Then and Now: The Charter of Health Freedom, the internet and...Read More

TALK BACK: MP REBUTTAL PACKAGE Step 2 of “The Charter to 308 MPs Campaign: MP Rebuttal” is well underway! The MP Rebuttal Package campaign was launched on April 4, 2014 at the Total Health Show in Toronto. All of the materials are now on-line and ready for you to join your fellow activists. We are sure you...Read More

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING HOMEOPATHIC MANUFACTURERS WILL BE EXITING THE CANADIAN MARKET THIS SUMMER. According to a press release from Heel Canada, the company will cease operations in North America as of August 31, 2014. Faced with mounting pressures, the departure is a business decision. Heel is the kind...Read More