Consumer Information
This consumer information page provides easy access to a wealth of resources about your health and the surrounding environment - air, water, land, food and consumer products.
For your health...
The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the environment and the health of Canadians by:
- addressing environmental hazards that are already impacting on the health and quality of life of Canadians
- taking action to ensure that future generations have a safe and healthy environment
Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
Health and Environment
Hazards in your environment
Community Health
Disease and Illness
Food and Product Safety
Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan
Children's Products and Child Safety
Drugs and Health Products
- Adverse Reaction Reporting
- Adverse Reaction Reporting (MedEffect Canada)
- Drug Product Database
- Educational Tools for Consumers and Patients (MedEffect Canada)
- Educational Tools for Health Professionals (MedEffect Canada)
- How Drugs are Reviewed in Canada
- MedEffect Canada
- Medical Device Problem Reporting
- Notice of Compliance Database
- Safety and Effectiveness of Generic Drugs
- Safe Use of Health Products Containing Camphor and/or Eucalyptus Oils
- Safe Use of Health Products for Weight Loss
- Safe Use of Natural Health Products
- Status of Thalidomide in Canada
Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan
Food Safety
- Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
- Allergen Labelling
- Dioxins and Furans
- Drinking Water
- Drinking Water Chlorination
- Fluorides and Human Health
- Food Labelling
- Food Safety
- Garlic-In-Oil
- Genetically Modified (GM) Foods and Other Novel Foods
- Halloween Safety
- Holiday Food Safety
- Holiday Safety
- How to Avoid Illness from Hamburgers
- Listeria and Food Safety
- Listeria Investigation and Recall
- Let's Talk Turkey
- Meat and Poultry Labelling
- Mercury and Human Health
- Microwave Ovens and Food Safety
- Nutrition Labelling
- Risks Associated with Sprouts
- Safety of Food Additives
- Safety of Vitamin E Supplements
- Salmonella Prevention
- Trans Fat
- Unpasteurized Fruit Juice and Cider
Household Products
- Candle Safety
- Cool-Mist Humidifiers
- Lead-based Paint
- Lead Crystalware and Your Health
- Microwave Ovens and Food Safety
- Radiation Safety of Microwave Ovens
- Safe Use of Cookware
- Power lines and electrical products: Extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields
- Safety of Manmade Vitreous Fibres
- Selling Second-hand Products
- Smoke Detectors
- Vermiculite Insulation Containing Amphibole Asbestos
Recreation and Outdoor Products
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