Natural Health Products Program Advisory Committee: Meeting #8, January 10 and 11, 2011

Place

Ottawa

Date

January 10 and 11, 2011

Day 1 - January 10

Item #1

Welcome and introductory remarks
Ms. Meena Ballantyne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)

Item #2

Discussion on Natural Health Products Advisory Committee (NHP-PAC) Report #1 - Review of the recommendations and identification of next steps
Ms. Shawn O'Reilly, Co-chair, Working Group #1 on Standards of Evidence for Non-Traditional NHPs
Mr. Ron Rosenes, Co-chair, Working Group #1 on Standards of Evidence for Non-Traditional NHPs
Mr. Scott Sawler, Director General, Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD)

Item #3

Update and discussion on the new Compliance Policy for Natural Health Products
Ms. Suzanne Gaudette, Chair, Working Group #3 on Compliance and Enforcement for NHPs
Ms. Diana Dowthwaite, Director General, HPFB Inspectorate
Mr. Matthew Bown, Senior Policy Analyst, HPFB Inspectorate

Item #4

Regulatory update and technical briefing on modernization of the Food and Drug Regulations
Mr. David Lee, Director, Policy Planning and International Affairs Directorate

Item #5

Update and discussion on food-natural health products regulatory interface
Mr. Samuel Godefroy, Director General, Food Directorate

Item #6

Wrap-up of Day 1
Mr. Scott Sawler, Director General, NHPD

Day 2 - January 11

Item #7

Project update and discussion on the proposed new Risk-based approach to site licensing for NHPs
Mr. Michael Wiseman, Visiting Executive, NHPD

Item #8

Discussion on NHP-PAC Report n^o 2 on product testing requirements - Review of the recommendations and identification of next steps
Ms. Paula Brown, Chair, Working Group n^o 2 on Product Testing Requirements
Dr. Alison Ingham, Manager, NHPD

Item #9

Draft Interim Report #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs: Presentation to the Committee: Preparation for presentation to the Director General, NHPD
Ms. Christine Clarke, Chair, Working Group #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs

Item #10

Interim NHP-PAC Report #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs: Status Update - Presentation to the Director General, NHPD
Ms. Christine Clarke, Chair Working Group #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs

Item #11

Wrap-up and summary
Ms. Nancy Richards, Senior Executive Director, NHPD

Participants

Members

• Mr. Robin Bell, Direct Sellers Association
• Ms. Paula Brown, British Columbia Institute of Technology
• Mr. Michel Caron (Alternate Member), National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
• Mr. Carl Carter, Canadian Health Food Association
• Mr. Lawrence Cheng, Chamber of Chinese Herbal Medicine of Canada
• Dr. Mary Chou, Advanced Orthomolecular Research Inc.
• Ms. Christine Clarke, Best Medicines Coalition
• Mr. John Ferris, Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd.
• Ms. Suzanne Gaudette, Canadian Homeopathic Pharmaceuticals Association
• Dr. Dennis Gorecki, University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
• Mr. Adam Kingsley, Consumer Health Products Canada
• Mr. Gary Leong, Jamieson Laboratories Inc.
• Ms. Shawn O'Reilly, Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
• Mr. Ron Rosenes, Canadian Treatment Action Council
• Ms. Hillary Schinkel, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Inc.
• Ms. Holly Vengroff, CARP, A New Vision of Aging for Canada
• Dr. Jawaid Younus, London Health Sciences Centre
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• Regrets: Dr. Terry Willard, Wild Rose Enterprises Inc.

Health Canada - Health Products and Food Branch

• Ms. Meena Ballantyne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (Day 1)
• Mr. Matthew Bown, Senior Policy Analyst, Policy and Strategic Planning Division, Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate (HPFBI)
• Mr. Don Boyer, Director, Bureau of Product Review and Assessment, Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD)
• Ms. Claudia Campos, Assessment Officer, Bureau of Product Review and Assessment, NHPD (observer, Day 2)
• Ms. Laurie Chapman, Unit Head, Bureau of Product Assessment and Review, NHPD (observer, Day 1)
• Ms. Diane Ciraco, Project Officer, Office of the Senior Executive Director, NHPD
• Ms. Janice Daoust, Unit Head, Bureau of Products Review and Assessment, NHPD (Day 2)
• Ms. Diana Dowthwaite, Director General, HPFBI
• Mr. Samuel Godefroy, Director General, Food Directorate (Day 1)
• Dr. Alison Ingham, Manager, Bureau of Product Review and Assessment, NHPD
• Mr. David K Lee, Director, Office of Legislative and Regulatory Modernization, Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate (Day 1)
• Ms. Stephanie Lessard, Unit Head, Bureau of Products Review and Assessment, NHPD (Day 2)
• Ms. Catherine MacLeod, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, HPFB (Day 1)
• Mr. Benjamin Mahon, Policy Analyst, Bureau of Policy and Risk Management, NHPD (observer, Day 2)
• Ms. Nancy Richards, Senior Executive Director, NHPD (Day 2)
• Mr. Scott Sawler, Director General, NHPD
• Ms. Carol Toone, Manager, Office of the Senior Executive Director, NHPD
• Mr. Michael Wiseman, Visiting Executive, NHPD (Day 2)
• Ms. Christine Zaczynski, Compliance Coordinator, Compliance Verification and Investigation, HPFBI