Botanical Microbial Reduction: Steam, Ozone and Irradiation Compared for Brand Owners
Botanical microbial reduction is the step a supplier takes when a raw herb lot fails its microbial limits. Rather than reject the lot, the supplier […]
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Herbal Syrup Contract Manufacturing: Bases, Preservation and Stability for Private Label Syrups
Herbal syrup contract manufacturing looks simple from the outside, because a syrup is just an extract in a sweet base. However, syrups fail in ways […]
Bill 96 Product Labelling: Quebec’s French Rules for Herbal Products
Bill 96 product labelling rules apply to every herbal brand that ships into Quebec, and they reach further than the federal bilingual label. Since June […]
NHP Packaging Requirements in Canada: Tamper-Evident and Child-Resistant Rules
NHP packaging requirements in Canada catch a lot of brand owners late, usually after the closures are already ordered. Two rules do most of the […]
Private Label NPN Canada: Whose Licence Goes on the Label, and When Your Brand Needs Its Own
Private label NPN Canada questions usually surface the week a brand owner picks a stock formula and starts designing the label. The product already holds […]
Vanessa’s Law and Natural Health Products: Recalls, Reporting and Penalties
Vanessa’s Law now applies to natural health products, and that change gives Health Canada far stronger tools than it had a few years ago. For […]
NHP Allergen Labelling: Food Allergens, Gluten and Sulphites on Natural Health Products
NHP allergen labelling is one of the quieter changes in Health Canada’s 2022 labelling amendments, yet it reaches back into your formula sheet. A natural […]
NHP Product Facts Table: What Changes on Your Label Before the 2028 Deadline
The NHP Product Facts table is now the standard format for natural health product labels in Canada, and the clock is running for products already […]
Tincture Alcohol Excise Duty: Ethanol Grades, Excise and What They Mean for Your Product Cost
Tincture alcohol excise duty is one of the least understood lines on a private label quote. Ethanol is often the largest raw-material cost in a […]
Exporting Natural Health Products from Canada: Certificates and Markets Beyond the US
Exporting natural health products from Canada looks simple until the first foreign regulator asks for paperwork you don’t have. A Canadian NPN opens the domestic […]