C-368Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
Removes natural-health products (vitamins, herbal remedies, homeopathic products) from the expanded self-care framework that the 2023 Budget Implementation Act applied to them. Backers say the rules were drug-style regulation imposed on low-risk products; opponents say the rules were needed for product safety.
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Royal AssentQuick learn
Rolls back the 2023 budget rule that put natural health products under the same self-care framework as pharmaceuticals. Sponsors say it was overreach.
Issues this bill touches
- Healthcare
Rolls back the 2023 BIA's expanded regulatory framework on natural health products.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Official source
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