The New Substances Program has advised that guidance on the submission of whole genome sequencing (WGS) data for microorganism identification and risk assessment is expected to be published in […]
Humber College’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences has reached out to Cosmetics Alliance to invite our members to host student interns for the Summer 2027 term. Students in […]
On October 15, 2026, the SCCS released its final safety assessments for two cosmetic ingredients. Heliotropin was deemed safe for adult fine fragrances at concentrations up to 1.8%, though […]
Health Canada issued DEL Bulletin No. 196 on October 15, 2026 to reduce red tape and improve efficiencies. The Bulletin details information about combined screening, timing and submission, deficiencies […]
Health Canada is implementing an interim compliance approach as outlined in NHP Licensing Bulletin No. 13 as of October 13, 2026. The interim compliance approach provides administrative flexibility by […]
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS: Class I Applications: Currently meeting service standards. Class II Applications (meeting Workload Management eligibility criteria): There are approximately 1150 prioritized files in Class II (this includes new […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
