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Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
BillC-224
Session45-1
StageIn committee (House)
Introduced2025-09-18
Proposed byBlaine Calkins
This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to provide that natural health products are not therapeutic products within the meaning of that Act and, therefore, are not subject to the same monitoring regime as other drugs.
✦ AI Summary
This bill, known as Bill C-224, proposes to amend the Food and Drugs Act concerning natural health products. Currently, some natural health products are regulated as therapeutic products, subjecting them to strict oversight. This bill aims to reclassify these natural health products, ensuring they are not considered therapeutic products under the Act. This would mean they would not be subject to the same rigorous monitoring and regulatory regime as conventional drugs.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-09-18
First reading
✦ AIBill proposes natural health products are not therapeutic products.
Current
In committee (House)
✦ AIBill is currently being reviewed by a House of Commons committee.