Legislation and Guidelines - Food and Nutrition - Health Canada
Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Regulations
- Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Regulations
This section outlines the role of Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency with regard to food and nutrition. It contains a link to the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations and information on the regulatory process.
Legislative Initiatives
- Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act (Bill C-38)
This section provides information on the amendments announced in Bill C-38 on April 26, 2012. These amendments provide new tools that will reduce delays, cut red tape and make the food regulatory system more efficient and flexible. - Chapter 42 of the Statutes of Canada, An Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act
This section provides information and detailed analysis of Bill C-28. This Bill received Royal Assent on November 25, 2005 and became Chapter 42 of the Statutes of Canada.
Regulatory Initiatives
- Interim Marketing Authorizations
This section contains a list of Interim Marketing Authorizations which have been granted and for which proposed regulatory amendments are underway. It provides a link to the documents published in the Canada Gazette.
Note: Health Canada can no longer issue Interim Marketing Authorizations (IMAs), as the ability to do so has been replaced in the Food and Drugs Act with the Marketing Authorization authority. - Marketing Authorizations
This section contains general information on marketing authorizations, including a list of food marketing authorizations that have been implemented to date. - Incorporation by Reference
- Notices of Proposal and Notices of Modification
- Lists of foods that have received Temporary Marketing Authorization Letters
- Regulatory Modernization for Food and Nutrition
- Regulatory Proposals (Canada Gazette, Part I)
This section contains a list of proposed regulatory amendments that were recently published in the Canada Gazette, Part I. It provides a link to the documents that were published in the Canada Gazette. - Regulatory Amendments (Canada Gazette, Part II)
This section contains a list of approved new regulations that were recently published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. It provides a link to the documents that were published in the Canada Gazette.
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