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Health Canada Recalls

Harper Government Takes Action to have Dangerous Small, Powerful Magnets Removed from the Marketplace

May 22, 2013

Today, Health Canada published a recall related to a number of novelty magnet sets marketed to adults that contain small, powerful magnets which can be easily swallowed or inhaled by children. The department also issued an Advisory to warn Canadians about the dangers of these and other magnets. This is a summary of a recall [...]

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

May 22, 2013

On May 22, 2013, Health Canada approved proposals from Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and Héma-Québec (HQ) to change the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex (MSM) with men from a lifetime deferral to five years. This is a summary of a recall issued by Health Canada. The link below will take you [...]

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

May 13, 2013

Advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls are no longer part of the Media Room RSS Feed. Notices of advisories, public warnings and foreign product recalls are now available as a new separate RSS Feed titled “Healthy Canadians – Recalls and Safety Alerts – Health Canada – Media Room”. Please subscribe to this new RSS [...]

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

May 8, 2013

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) to active ingredients (AI) used in pharmaceutical drugs. These amendments will come into force in the fall of this year. This is a summary of a recall issued [...]

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

May 6, 2013

Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, acknowledged three exceptional nurses for their dedication, initiative and high standard of excellence in service to First Nations and Inuit communities. This is a summary of a recall issued by Health Canada. The link below will take you to the original recall press release containing complete information, [...]

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Health Canada Reinforces the Importance of Food Allergy Awareness

May 3, 2013

Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of allergy awareness. For those individuals with food allergies, severe allergic reactions can occur quickly and without warning. In fact, some can be life-threatening for people of all ages, particularly children. This is a summary of a recall issued by Health Canada. The link below will take [...]

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

May 1, 2013

Health Canada is reminding Canadians that the consumption of certain whole salted fish products like fesikh, a traditional dish in the Egyptian community, represents an increased risk of botulism. This is a summary of a recall issued by Health Canada. The link below will take you to the original recall press release containing complete information, [...]

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Interim Regulatory Oversight of Admixing and Compounding

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 territories work together to determine the proper long-term oversight of these activities. This is a summary of a recall issued by Health Canada. The [...]

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Food Safety Measures For Fiddleheads

April 18, 2013

Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of properly cooking fresh fiddleheads before eating them. This is a summary of a recall issued by Health Canada. The link below will take you to the original recall press release containing complete information, including instructions about what to do if you are affected by this recall. [...]

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

April 17, 2013

Today, Health Canada released its Second Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada. This technical report provides the results of the biomonitoring component from the second cycle of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) – the first of which was released in August 2010. It presents a comprehensive set of data on the [...]

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