Fairness for Natural Health Products

Getting the rules right for NHPs is not just a health issue, it's an economic issue

  • Over 70% of Canadians

    use Natural Health Products

  • Natural Health Products include

    vitamins and minerals, herbal remedies, homeopathic medicine, amino acids and essential fatty acids

  • NHPs are neither food nor drugs.

    The Food and Drugs Act should be modernized so that NHPs are no longer positioned as a subset of drugs.

  • Natural Health Products are just that – natural.

    Standards need to be designed that are mindful of their very low risk profile.

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The Canadian Health Food Association has created this site for you, the consumer, to learn more about natural health products. Natural health products play an important role in our economy and in the lives of Canadians. NHP’s are a $3 billion industry that over the last 40 years has created thousands of jobs in small and medium sized businesses across Canada. In addition, millions of Canadians choose to use NHPs as a key part of their effort to be more fit and live a healthy lifestyle.

In the coming months this website will be updated regularly with more information that will help you become aware of the government regulations and legislation that are in place for natural health products. We encourage you to check back regularly to find the most up-to-date information on this important health care related sector.

Advertisements in the Globe and Mail & National Post

Click here to view the National Omnibus – Final Review

The purpose of these ads is to engage and educate the consumer on the natural health products industry. You may have noticed these ads in your newspaper and that is why you are visiting our site now. Please scroll through and read all the information on natural health products and find out why they are important to many Canadians just like you. Take advantage of the “Share Your Story” page and tell us why you use NHPs and why they are important to you.

Lastly, if NHPs are a valued part of your lifestyle, be sure to send a message to your local Member of Parliament using the tools provided on this website.

 

CHFA Encourages Support for
Natural Health Products

CHFA has also published advertisements in Alive Magazine and Vista Magazine to raise awareness about the Natural Health Products industry. A similar ad was also placed in The Hill Times, an influential newspaper that is circulated to all MPs, Ministers, Senators, and other senior within the Canadian government.

These ads encouraged consumers to visit CHFA’s Facebook page and follow our Twitter account to stay informed and to join the conversation about the future of NHPs.

Message for natural health product consumers

CHFA created these ads to raise consumer awareness of natural health products and their importance to Canada. Currently there is the possibility that access to some NHPs may become limited either temporarily or permanently. CHFA is currently working very closely with government representatives to avoid this possibility. But in the coming months, if your right to these products is placed in jeopardy,we may call on you to help us express our concern at the political level. Please stay tuned for updates on this situation.

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