NNHPD Performance Standards
NNHPD is unable to provide individual application status updates when the application is within its established service standard. Class I Applications: Currently meeting service standards. Class […]
Advocacy & Action
RIFM Turns 60: A Year of Science, Celebration, and What Comes Next
As 2026 begins, the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) is proud to announce a milestone year marking six decades of scientific excellence. Since its founding in 1966, RIFM’s […]
Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality – Haolacetic Acids
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada would like to inform stakeholders that a consultation has been published on the topic of Drinking Water Quality – Haloacetic […]
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025
On December 31, 2025 The Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025 were published in the Canada Gazette Part II. These regulations will replace and repeal the current 2012 […]
Upcoming CMP Webinar
Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada are hosting a Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) webinar on January 29, 2026 from 1-3:30pm, Eastern time. This webinar will provide CMP […]
Federal Plastics Registry Modifications
We received official word that Phase 2 and 3 of the Federal Plastics Registry have been “deferred”. Based on feedback from stakeholders (CA Canada and many others) the government […]
Single Use Plastics Prohibition Regulation
On December 20th, 2025 the government published the proposed regulations amending the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations, under CEPA. These proposed regulations will remove the ban on six categories of […]
FDA Finds Insufficient Data to Determine Safety of PFAS in Cosmetic Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a report mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) regarding the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl […]
Department of Health Publishes in Canada Gazette Part I – An Order for Reliance on Decisions of, or Documents Produced by, Foreign Regulatory Authorities in Respect of Certain Drugs
Canada Gazette Part I from December 20th contains a posting in Volume 159, No. 51: Order Providing for Reliance on Decisions of, or Documents Produced by, Foreign Regulatory Authorities […]
Primary & Secondary Sunscreen, Acne Monograph and other Monograph Updates
NNHPD has updated the following monographs: the Primary and Secondary Sunscreen Monographs, the Acne Therapy Monograph and various other monographs The sunscreen and acne monographs were published […]
