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Data protection in Canada: Court of Appeal confirms narrow approach

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 30 2013

On January 18, 2013, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released its decision in Takeda Canada Inc. v. The Minister of Health and Attorney General of

Quebec Court of Appeal refuses to authorize class action related to the drug Fosamax

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 22 2013

The Quebec Court of Appeal just handed down its decision on a motion to authorize a class action related to the use of the well known

Health Canada gets serious about allergens with mandatory enhanced allergen labeling

  • Bereskin & Parr LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 13 2012

On August 4, 2012, regulations amending the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) came into effect aimed at reducing the inadvertent consumption of undeclared food allergens and to provide consumers with safe food choices

Health Canada approves stevia for tabletop and food use

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 7 2012

Health Canada has issued a notice of modification adding steviol glycosides derived from the stevia plant to its list of permitted sweeteners

Federal Court upholds Health Canada refusal to approve product licence for "Maori miracle"

  • Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 5 2012

Health Canada regulates natural health products through the Natural Health Products Regulations (the "Regulations"), which came into force on January 1, 2004, and the Natural Health Products Directorate ("the Board"

Alleged E. coli injury claims filed in Canada

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 5 2012

An Edmonton, Alberta, resident has filed a putative class action against a beef processor with operations in Alberta and Nebraska, alleging that he became severely ill from consuming the company’s beef, which was recalled in September 2012 due to an E. coli outbreak

Refined regulations for “gluten-free” claims

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 28 2012

The Food and Drug Regulations (“Regulations”) were amended on August 4, 2012, to include a denition for “gluten” as well as a new description of prohibited claims

Continuation of the "first to file" rule in Québec?

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 14 2012

A recent decision from the Québec Superior Court has stated that the “first to file” rule continues to dictate the carriage of class actions within that province (except when it is obvious that the best interests of the putative class members are not the counsel’s priority), until such time as the Québec Court of Appeal changes the status quo

Health Canada issues updated compliance and enforcement guidelines for medical devices

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 13 2012

On August 10, 2012, Health Canada released an updated Guidance on Medical Device Compliance and Enforcement (GUI-0073) to provide the medical device industry with a clearer description of compliance and enforcement actions relating to the Medical Devices Regulations and applicable sections of the Food and Drugs Act

Health Canada's position on sodium, unsaturated fat, blood cholesterol lowering, dietary fibre and prebiotics

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 23 2012

Health Canada has released a number of documents this year, including the following:Guidance for the Food Industry on Reducing Sodium in Processed Foods

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