NFS284: Natural Health Foods Flashcards
Natural health products includes…
- vit and minerals
- AA
- essential FA
- herbal remedies
- traditional medicines
- homeopathic medicines
What purpose does natural health products serve?
therapeutic purpose
- selected by consumers for self-care
- low risk of harm drugs
Natural food products fall between…
food and drugs
Natural health products are regulated by…
Natural Health Products Directorate
What is the Natural Health Products Directorate’s take on natural health products?
Ensure that Canadians have access to natural health products that are safe, effective, and of high quality while respecting freedom of choice and philosophical and cultural diversity
Natural Health Products Directorate was formed in what year?
2004
How many Natural Health Products are approved?
50 000
natural health products try to achieve a balance between…
- tradition
- scientific evidence
What is a “traditional” method to marketing natural health products?
in use for > 50 years
In order to sell a natural health product, manufacturers must demonstrate…
- good manufacturing practices in the making of the product
- the effectiveness of the product for the stated purpose
When manufacturers of natural health products can demonstrate safe production methods…
Health Canada issues them a licence for the site of manufacture
Good manufacturing practices:
- product is what it says it is
- product is not contaminated
What kind of ways can a product be contaminated?
- microbial
- chemical (led, mercury, prescription drugs)
what can natural health product manufacturers cite as a source of scientific information?
Health Canada’s Natural Health Products compendium
What is the natural health products compendium?
List of natural health products with well-documented traditional use / scientific evidence
Which products can manufacturers freely market?
any natural health product in the compendium (that follow the purpose listed in the compendium)
What happens when an manufacturer wants to market something not in the compendium / don’t follow purpose listed in compendium?
need stronger evidence
- scientific literature review
- intervention trial
define: monograph
written description of particular elements on an identified topic
What kind of info is found in the monograph?
- name
- proper names
- common names
- source material
- route of administration
- dosage
- use / purpose
- duration of use
- risks
how are natural health products labelled?
- product name
- product licence holder
- NPN / DIN-HM
- medicinal ingredients
- non-medicinal ingredients
- max dosage
- recommended use (health claim)
- risks
natural health products are labelled like ____
drugs
NPN
natural product number
If there is no NPN, what does this mean?
the natural health product is not authorized to sell in Canada (unless it has EN)
EN
exemption number
What is EN used for
Used in place of NPN for very low risk products
DIN-HM
homeopathic medicine number
Difference between natural health product labels and food labels?
- max daily dose
- nutrition content expressed as weight instead of % DV
- ingredients listed by medicinal & non-medicinal instead of by weight
Vitamin water was marketed as a…
natural health product
Why was vit water marketed as a natural health product?
it was a non-compliant food ??
Define: non-compliant food
food to which vit, mineral nutrients, and AA are added
“mandatory” as defined in food and drug regulations for non-compliant food
nutrients that must be present in the food t levels specified
“voluntary” as defined in food and drug regulations for non-compliant food
nutrients that may be added to products listed