Substances Search Engine Updates
On September 25, 2026, the Government of Canada notified stakeholders of an update to the Substance Search Tool. This update added two new lists: Conclusions of the Assessment of […]
Advocacy & Action
CMP Publication Schedule Released – October to December 2026
The Government of Canada has shared its Risk Assessment Publications Plan for October to December 2026, providing stakeholders with advance notice of anticipated Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) publications. Note […]
CMR Consultation Released
On October 2, 2026, Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada published a consultation on the development of regulations establishing criteria for determining whether substances are carcinogenic, mutagenic […]
ICL Prioritization Work Continues
As noted in our August Member Alert, the Government of Canada is continuing its work to add eligible substances from the Revised In Commerce List (R-ICL) to the Domestic […]
NNHPD – NHPID Updates
The Natural & Non-prescription Health Products Directorate made updates and revisions to monographs on September 25, 2026. Notable changes include various minor revisions to Oral Health and Medicated Skin […]
New Email Notifications for NHPID Updates
The Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) has launched a new email notification service to inform industry stakeholders whenever updates are published to the Natural Health Products […]
NNHPD Performance Standards
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS: Class I Applications: Currently meeting service standards. Class II Applications (meeting Workload Management eligibility criteria): There are approximately 1050 prioritized files in Class II (this includes new […]
Regulatory Heads Up – Possible Enforcement Engagement on Synthetic Waxes as Microbeads
BACKGROUND A few members have recently approached CA Canada regarding a possible escalation of enforcement attention on synthetic waxes (or waxes) as Microbeads. As members are aware, […]
Multiple SAG-CS Opinions Published
On August 21, 2026, the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemicals Safety (SAG-CS) published a number of opinions on several cosmetic ingredients. Triclocarban The Scientific Advisory Group on Chemicals Safety […]
FDA Issues Final Order Removing PABA and Trolamine Salicylate as Sunscreen Active Ingredients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final administrative order, officially removing aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and trolamine salicylate from the list of approved active ingredients in […]
