Canada to change standards for natural health products

‘The Canadian government is cracking down on claims made on natural health products. Newly proposed rules could give Health Canada the authority to recall natural health products and cosmetics it deems unsafe, impose fees on manufacturers and enact tougher penalties for violators, according to reporting by The Globe and Mail.
Health Canada is the federal agency responsible for ensuring national public health. It collaborates with provinces and territories to uphold the integrity of Canada’s healthcare system, while looking for ways to improve it.
The new proposal is a result of “the proliferation of misleading and unproven claims on product labels.”‘
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