Use this true or false quiz to test your knowledge on Health Canada’s new natural health product regulations!
True or False? Health Canada has reclassified natural health products to fall under the same regulatory category as over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.
TRUE
Sections 500-504 of Bill C-47 moved natural health products into the same category as over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs called “therapeutic products”.
True or False? Health Canada’s process of introducing changes to the Food and Drugs Act was fair and democratic.
FALSE
Health Canada quietly added changes to food and drug law into the 2023 budget bill (Sections 500-504 of Bill C-47), bypassing proper scrutiny by the Standing Committee on Health.
True or False? Health Canada can now fine natural health product companies up to $5,000,000 per day for non-compliance.
TRUE
Fines have increased from $5,000 per offense, to a crippling $5,000,000 per day of an offense.
True or False? Health Canada’s new regulations will only impact contaminated or unsafe products.
FALSE
Many products and companies will disappear due to unreasonable compliance costs, hitting small and medium-sized businesses hardest.
How many did you get right?
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