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Published on June 14, 2013 - 13:35 GMT

Harper Government Launches Plain Language Labelling Initiative to Improve Drug Safety for Canadians - Proposed changes will make ...

About Health Canada June 14, 2013 For immediate release Fact Sheet: Plain Language Labelling OTTAWA - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced the launch of the Plain Language Labelling Initiative, which aims to improve the safe …

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Published on June 6, 2013 - 17:11 GMT

Harper Government respects community concerns with new legislation for Supervised Drug Consumption Sites

About Health Canada June 6, 2013 For immediate release Backgrounder: New Legislation for Supervised Consumption Sites OTTAWA - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, accompanied by the Honourable Minister Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans …

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Published on May 22, 2013 - 15:18 GMT

Health Canada Approves Proposals To Change Deferral Period For Certain Blood Donors

About Health Canada May 22, 2013 For immediate release Fact Sheet : Health Canada's Five-year Blood Donor Deferral Period for MSM OTTAWA - On May 22, 2013, Health Canada approved proposals from Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and H ma-Qu bec (HQ) to …

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Published on May 13, 2013 - 18:58 GMT

Notices of Health Canada advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls are now available under a different RSS Feed

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Published on May 8, 2013 - 21:09 GMT

Harper Government Strengthens Drug Safety with New Standards - Good Manufacturing Practices now apply to all active pharmaceutical ...

About Health Canada May 8, 2013 For immediate release OTTAWA - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced that Canada's Food and Drug Regulations have been amended to extend the requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP …

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Published on May 6, 2013 - 15:48 GMT

Minister of Health Congratulates the Winners of the 2013 National Award of Excellence in Nursing

About Health Canada May 6, 2013 For immediate release Fact Sheet : Health Canada's Eleventh Annual First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Award of Excellence in Nursing OTTAWA - Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, acknowledged …

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Published on May 1, 2013 - 14:45 GMT

High Risk of Botulism from Ungutted Salted Fish Products such as Fesikh

Starting date: May 1, 2013 Posting date: May 1, 2013 Type of communication: Information Update Subcategory: Microbiological - Clostridium botulinum Source of recall: Health Canada Issue: Food Safety Audience: General Public Identification number: RA-28985 …

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Published on April 19, 2013 - 21:30 GMT

Interim Regulatory Oversight of Admixing and Compounding

About Health Canada Statement April 19, 2013 Health Canada today provided direction to organizations involved in the compounding and admixing of medications that will allow them to continue providing these services while Health Canada and the provinces and …

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Published on April 17, 2013 - 17:11 GMT

Government of Canada Releases Second Set of Biomonitoring Data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

About Health Canada April 17, 2013 For immediate release Fact Sheet: The Canadian Health Measures Survey and Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada Frequently Asked Questions: Key Things to Know About Biomonitoring in Canada OTTAWA - …

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Published on April 16, 2013 - 15:47 GMT

Minister of Health Announces Upcoming Actions to Support the Health and Safety of Canadian Families

About Health Canada Government, parents and community members come together to discuss the safety of consumer products, drugs and food April 16, 2013 For immediate release Upcoming Actions to Support the Health and Safety of Canadian Families OTTAWA - The …

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Published on April 11, 2013 - 17:59 GMT

Health Canada Host Round Table Discussion on Plasma Donations

About Health Canada Partners in Canada's blood system listen to key stakeholder views April 11, 2013 For immediate release Toronto - Partners in Canada's blood system met with key stakeholders yesterday in Toronto to discuss the issue of paid …

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Published on April 9, 2013 - 14:25 GMT

Microwave Food Safety

Starting date: April 9, 2013 Posting date: April 9, 2013 Type of communication: Information Update Subcategory: Other Source of recall: Health Canada Issue: Food Safety Audience: General Public Identification number: RA-26683 Issue Health Canada is …

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Published on April 8, 2013 - 16:23 GMT

Proton pump inhibitors: risk of bone fractures

Starting date: April 4, 2013 Posting date: April 4, 2013 Type of communication: Information Update Subcategory: Drugs Source of recall: Health Canada Issue: Important Safety Information Audience: General Public, Healthcare Professionals Identification …

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Published on April 8, 2013 - 16:23 GMT

Health Canada Encourages Canadians to Report Health or Safety Concerns with Consumer Products

Starting date: April 8, 2013 Posting date: April 8, 2013 Type of communication: Information Update Subcategory: Household Items, Toys Source of recall: Health Canada Issue: Product Safety Audience: General Public Identification number: RA-26649 Issue Many …

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Published on April 1, 2013 - 13:38 GMT

Canada and France renew food safety partnership

About Health Canada March 19, 2013 For immediate release Ottawa - Health Canada and France's Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) signed a new framework cooperation agreement on January 15, 2013. This agreement …

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Published on April 1, 2013 - 13:38 GMT

Federal Support for Health Care Set to Grow from Record Levels in 2013–14

About Health Canada April 1st, 2013 For immediate release Ottawa -The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today reaffirmed that the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) will reach a record high level of $30.3 billion in 2013-14, providing provinces and …

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Published on March 19, 2013 - 14:49 GMT

Minister of Health Stresses the Importance of Poison Prevention

About Health Canada March 19, 2013 For immediate release OTTAWA - The Government of Canada, along with the consumer product safety agencies in the United States and Mexico, are reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of poison during Poison …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

New statins labelling update: Risk of increased blood sugar levels and diabetes

About Health Canada Information Update 2013-11 January 24, 2013 OTTAWA - Health Canada is informing Canadians of a labelling update for all cholesterol-lowering drugs (also known as statins) regarding the risk of increased blood sugar levels and a small …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

One Lot of Infants’ Little Remedies for Fevers Recalled

About Health Canada Information Update 2013-12 January 24, 2013 OTTAWA - Health Canada is informing Canadians that Prestige Brands is conducting a voluntary recall of one lot (lot 3742) of its Infants’ Little Remedies for Fevers after testing conducted by …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Reminding Canadians of the Importance of Food Safety for Older Adults

About Health Canada Information Update 2013-13 January 28, 2013 OTTAWA - Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of food safety for older adults. As we age, it becomes harder for our immune systems to fight off harmful bacteria. This means …

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