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This guide is for anyone working with drugs or natural health products. It will help facilitate understanding and compliance with sections of the Food and Drugs Act (the Act), the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR) that relate to recalls.

This guide provides general information that may assist manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers of consumer products or cosmetics on how to complete an effective voluntary recall of their products which are available in the Canadian marketplace.

This guide provides information on the requirements of the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations related to voluntary recalls of cannabis and cannabis products.

It is industry’s responsibility to ensure that they are selling consumer products and cosmetics that are compliant with the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and its regulations, and the Cosmetic Regulations under the Food and Drugs Act. When non-compliance is identified, action is taken to protect Canadians which may include removing the product from the market through a voluntary recall. The recall process generally includes the cessation of all manufacturing, importing, distributing, advertising and selling of the affected products, as well as communicating to consumers the actions they should take to prevent exposure to the danger posed by the affected product(s). When a recall is initiated, Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Program publishes the information related to the recall on the Healthy Canadians website to assist in the distribution of the recall messaging to all Canadians (https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/index-eng.php?cat=4).

The Vehicles Recall Database is used by the Defect Investigations and Recalls Division to record recalls and monitor recall completion rates pertaining to vehicles, tires, and child restraints.

The API excludes all the “inconsequential” or “non-safety related” recall data.

This guide is for anyone working with drugs or natural health products. It will help facilitate understanding and compliance with sections of the Food and Drugs Act (the Act), the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR) that relate to recalls.

This guide informs license holders about the requirements of the Cannabis Act and the Cannabis Regulations for voluntary recalls of cannabis and cannabis products and best practices in the event of a voluntary recall.

Recalls and Safety Alerts provides access to a comprehensive list of recalls, advisories, and safety alerts, including recalls from Health Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Transport Canada.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.