#health-canada — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #health-canada, aggregated by home.social.
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Canadian in B.C. hospital with ‘mild’ hantavirus symptoms
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11852858/bc-hantavirus-cases-update/
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Baby self-feeding devices pose choking hazards, Health Canada warns
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Smoke alarms sold on Amazon Canada recalled over potential risk
Health Canada has issued a recall for smoke detectors sold on Amazon that they say could fail in…
#NewsBeep #News #Canada #Amazon #CA #HealthCanada #Recall #SmokeDetectors
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‘Hopeful milestone’: Health Canada approves 2nd drug to slow Alzheimer’s – National
Health Canada has approved a second drug that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Donanemab, sold by…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #alzheimers #CA #Canada #donanemab #EliLilly #Health #HealthCanada
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‘Hopeful milestone’: Health Canada approves 2nd drug to slow Alzheimer’s
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11828976/health-canada-second-drug-alzheimers/
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Build-A-Bear Workshop bear recalled in Canada over potential choking hazard
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With Canada approving 1st generic semaglutide, how will costs compare? – National
Health Canada approved the first generic version of brand-name semaglutide drugs like Ozempic on Tuesday, becoming the first…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #CA #Canada #Consumer #genericsemaglutidecost #Health #HealthCanada #Semaglutide
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With Canada approving 1st generic semaglutide, how will costs compare?
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/71141/ Canada Approves First Generic Ozempic, Opening Door to Cheaper Diabetes Drugs #Canada #ChiefExecutiveOfficer #drugs #ErezIsraeli #HealthCanada #Hims&HersHealthInc #India #industries #NovoNordisk #NOVONORDISKA/SB #Regulation #Telemedicine
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/70688/ Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic #CostSavings #Diabetes #DrReddy'sLaboratories #GenericVersion #HealthCanada #KaberiDasgupta #McGillUniversity #MinaTadrous #NovoNordisk #ProfessorOfMedicine #Type2Diabetes #WeightLoss
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Health Canada approves country’s 1st generic version of Ozempic – National
Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #AU #Australia #Canada #GLP-1 #Health #HealthCanada #Ozempic #SemaglutideCanada #weight-lossdrugs
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Health Canada approves country’s 1st generic version of Ozempic – National
Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #AU #Australia #Canada #GLP-1 #Health #HealthCanada #Ozempic #SemaglutideCanada #weight-lossdrugs
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Health Canada approves country’s 1st generic version of Ozempic – National
Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #Canada #GLP-1 #Health #HealthCanada #Ozempic #SemaglutideCanada #UK #UnitedKingdom #weight-lossdrugs
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Egg products in Ontario, Quebec recalled due to salmonella contamination
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11813705/egg-recall-health-canada/
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Ottawa cutting more than $29M in health-care funding to P.E.I., health minister says
P.E.I.’s health minister says the federal government is cutting more than $29 million in health-care funding to the…
#NewsBeep #News #Ottawa #CA #Canada #CoryDeagle #Funding #HealthCanada #integratedhealth #P.E.I.Legislature #thefederalgovernment
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The Canadian COVID Society is urging Canadians to write their provincial representatives to demand they supply the public with the #Novavax vaccine!
#CDNpoli #HealthCanada #PublicHealth #Canada #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
https://covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxovid-available-in-canada-this-fall/
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The Canadian COVID Society is urging Canadians to write their provincial representatives to demand they supply the public with the #Novavax vaccine!
#CDNpoli #HealthCanada #PublicHealth #Canada #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
https://covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxovid-available-in-canada-this-fall/
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The Canadian COVID Society is urging Canadians to write their provincial representatives to demand they supply the public with the #Novavax vaccine!
#CDNpoli #HealthCanada #PublicHealth #Canada #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
https://covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxovid-available-in-canada-this-fall/
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The Canadian COVID Society is urging Canadians to write their provincial representatives to demand they supply the public with the #Novavax vaccine!
#CDNpoli #HealthCanada #PublicHealth #Canada #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
https://covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxovid-available-in-canada-this-fall/
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The Canadian COVID Society is urging Canadians to write their provincial representatives to demand they supply the public with the #Novavax vaccine!
#CDNpoli #HealthCanada #PublicHealth #Canada #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
https://covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxovid-available-in-canada-this-fall/
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Vaccinate your spawn, FFS.
#Measles #vaccination rates falling across British Columbia... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-measles-vaccination-rates-9.7155392 #bcpoli #bcleg #cdnpoli #polcan #healthcanada
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Vaccinate your spawn, FFS.
#Measles #vaccination rates falling across British Columbia... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-measles-vaccination-rates-9.7155392 #bcpoli #bcleg #cdnpoli #polcan #healthcanada
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Vaccinate your spawn, FFS.
#Measles #vaccination rates falling across British Columbia... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-measles-vaccination-rates-9.7155392 #bcpoli #bcleg #cdnpoli #polcan #healthcanada
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Generic versions of weight-loss drugs should arrive on Canadian pharmacy shelves this summer
With the expiration of the Canadian patents for weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in January, experts are looking…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Medication #Canada #Canadianpatent #genericversions #Health #HealthCanada #MinaTadrous #NovoNordisk #SanjeevSockalingam #weightloss #weight-lossdrugs
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/563833/ -
Generic versions of weight-loss drugs should arrive on Canadian pharmacy shelves this summer
With the expiration of the Canadian patents for weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in January, experts are looking…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #AU #Australia #Canada #Canadianpatent #genericversions #Health #HealthCanada #MinaTadrous #NovoNordisk #SanjeevSockalingam #WeightLoss #weight-lossdrugs
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Canada’s cloned-food pause is not the same as a green light
A Canadian food policy debate is raising one blunt question: should shoppers be told when cloning is part of the supply chain?Dear Cherubs, the viral version of this story is neat, dramatic, and a little too eager to jump the queue. Health Canada did propose changing how foods from cloned cattle and swine are regulated, but the department later said it had indefinitely paused the update after receiving significant feedback from consumers and industry. As of that Nov. 19 update, cloned-cattle and cloned-swine foods still remain subject to the novel-food assessment, and Health Canada says there are currently no approved cloned products on the Canadian market.
WHAT ACTUALLY CHANGED
The proposal came out of a 2023 scientific opinion that concluded foods derived from healthy cloned cattle and swine, and their offspring, are as safe and nutritious as foods from traditionally bred animals. On that basis, Health Canada proposed removing those foods from the “novel food” category, which would have ended the pre-market notification route for those products under the Food and Drug Regulations. In bureaucratic English, that is less “new food on the shelf tomorrow” and more “we may stop treating these items like regulatory special guests.”
The proposal was also described by Health Canada as consistent with the interpretation of other trusted jurisdictions, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. That matters because food regulators love a good international confidence boost almost as much as they love a consultation document. Still, Health Canada’s current position is the pause button, not the checkout button.
WHY PEOPLE ARE SIDE-EYEING IT
The backlash makes sense. Global News reported that critics worried consumers could end up buying cloned-animal products without labels, while duBreton, a Quebec pork producer, publicly pushed for mandatory labeling and transparency. This is not really a food-poisoning panic; it is a trust-and-choice argument, which is arguably even more awkward for regulators because it cannot be solved with a lab coat and a press release.
Supporters of the proposal have a different line: if the science says the food is as safe and nutritious as conventional meat, then cloned-origin products should not need a separate treatment forever. That position is reflected in Health Canada’s own consultation materials, which say the policy update was being considered because the science underpinned a conclusion of safety.
The real headache is that food regulation is never just about chemistry. It is about whether shoppers feel informed, whether brands can protect their reputation, and whether “same as conventional” still sounds reassuring when the origin story is doing cartwheels in the background. As noted by thisclaimer.com, the bigger issue is not simply what is in the package, but whether people believe they are being told the full story.
So the honest read is this: Canada did not quietly unleash cloned meat and dairy on an unsuspecting public. It proposed a policy change, the public noticed, and Health Canada hit pause. That is a very different story from “it is already in your fridge,” though admittedly it is less catchy. Another way to put it: the debate is real, the labels are not settled, and for now the cloned-food aisle remains more political drama than grocery reality.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #art #books #Canada #clonedMeat #consumerTransparency #food #foodLabeling #foodRegulation #groceryNews #healthCanada #livestockCloning #novelFoods #photography #publicTrust #travel
Health Canada consultation page — https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consulation-food-derived-somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-clones-offspring-policy-update.html
Health Canada policy statement — https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consulation-food-derived-somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-clones-offspring-policy-update/policy-statement.html
Global News — https://globalnews.ca/news/11527780/cloned-meat-food-supply-canada/
duBreton news release — https://www.dubreton.com/en-ca/news/dubreton-responds-health-canadas-pause-cloned-animal-novel-food-policy
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com -
Canada’s cloned-food pause is not the same as a green light
A Canadian food policy debate is raising one blunt question: should shoppers be told when cloning is part of the supply chain?Dear Cherubs, the viral version of this story is neat, dramatic, and a little too eager to jump the queue. Health Canada did propose changing how foods from cloned cattle and swine are regulated, but the department later said it had indefinitely paused the update after receiving significant feedback from consumers and industry. As of that Nov. 19 update, cloned-cattle and cloned-swine foods still remain subject to the novel-food assessment, and Health Canada says there are currently no approved cloned products on the Canadian market.
WHAT ACTUALLY CHANGED
The proposal came out of a 2023 scientific opinion that concluded foods derived from healthy cloned cattle and swine, and their offspring, are as safe and nutritious as foods from traditionally bred animals. On that basis, Health Canada proposed removing those foods from the “novel food” category, which would have ended the pre-market notification route for those products under the Food and Drug Regulations. In bureaucratic English, that is less “new food on the shelf tomorrow” and more “we may stop treating these items like regulatory special guests.”
The proposal was also described by Health Canada as consistent with the interpretation of other trusted jurisdictions, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. That matters because food regulators love a good international confidence boost almost as much as they love a consultation document. Still, Health Canada’s current position is the pause button, not the checkout button.
WHY PEOPLE ARE SIDE-EYEING IT
The backlash makes sense. Global News reported that critics worried consumers could end up buying cloned-animal products without labels, while duBreton, a Quebec pork producer, publicly pushed for mandatory labeling and transparency. This is not really a food-poisoning panic; it is a trust-and-choice argument, which is arguably even more awkward for regulators because it cannot be solved with a lab coat and a press release.
Supporters of the proposal have a different line: if the science says the food is as safe and nutritious as conventional meat, then cloned-origin products should not need a separate treatment forever. That position is reflected in Health Canada’s own consultation materials, which say the policy update was being considered because the science underpinned a conclusion of safety.
The real headache is that food regulation is never just about chemistry. It is about whether shoppers feel informed, whether brands can protect their reputation, and whether “same as conventional” still sounds reassuring when the origin story is doing cartwheels in the background. As noted by thisclaimer.com, the bigger issue is not simply what is in the package, but whether people believe they are being told the full story.
So the honest read is this: Canada did not quietly unleash cloned meat and dairy on an unsuspecting public. It proposed a policy change, the public noticed, and Health Canada hit pause. That is a very different story from “it is already in your fridge,” though admittedly it is less catchy. Another way to put it: the debate is real, the labels are not settled, and for now the cloned-food aisle remains more political drama than grocery reality.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #art #books #Canada #clonedMeat #consumerTransparency #food #foodLabeling #foodRegulation #groceryNews #healthCanada #livestockCloning #novelFoods #photography #publicTrust #travel
Health Canada consultation page — https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consulation-food-derived-somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-clones-offspring-policy-update.html
Health Canada policy statement — https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consulation-food-derived-somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-clones-offspring-policy-update/policy-statement.html
Global News — https://globalnews.ca/news/11527780/cloned-meat-food-supply-canada/
duBreton news release — https://www.dubreton.com/en-ca/news/dubreton-responds-health-canadas-pause-cloned-animal-novel-food-policy
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com -
Job cuts at Ottawa hospital show deepening crisis of underfunding across Ontario. Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office forecasts service decreases based on current provincial healthcare funding. #canlab #healthcanada #ontario
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Check your #bloodpressure medication after #healthcanada announces recall... https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/check-your-blood-pressure-medication-after-health-canada-announces-recall/ #cdnpoli #polcan
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https://filtermag.org/dulf-constitutional-challenge-health-canada-official/amp/
#DULF Challenge: #HealthCanada
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CEO of new medical bureaucracy promises ‘province-wide response’ to Alberta’s emergency room chaos #abpoli #healthcanada
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Edmonton doctors call for state of emergency over hospital emergency room conditions #abpoli #healthcanada
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Void in Québec b/c Québec has too much control over whom is given PR, etc. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/diab-foreign-doctors-permanent-residency-9.7006937 #polcan #cdnpoli #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #santeQC #QChealth #cdnimm #healthcanada
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Celltrion has obtained Health Canada approval for its Eylea biosimilar Eydenzelt, targeting the $9.5 billion global ophthalmology market with both vial and prefilled syringe formulations.
#YonhapInfomax #Celltrion #Eydenzelt #HealthCanada #Eylea #BiosimilarApproval #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Canada loses its measles elimination status — thanks to anti--vaxxers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/livestory/canada-measles-elimination-status-9.6973195 #morons #idiots #Cdnpoli #polcan #healthcanada
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Duh.
If saving money is the Alberta government’s priority, the most cost-effective route is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine widely and freely – not charging $100 for it, says the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/free-vaccines-cheaper-than-consequences-of-low-vaccination-rate-alberta-medical-association/ #cdnpoli #polcan #healthcanada #COVIDISNOTOVER #COVID19 #LONGCOVID #WEARAMASK #DEMANDFREEVACCINES
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#HealthCanada has sent out an e-Notice saying that #Acetaminophen, sold under the brand #Tylenol, does not cause autism.
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I don’t want to risk long-term disability or death, for myself or anyone else. So, I wear a well-fitted mask whenever out.
#health #PublicHealth #HealthCanada
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I want to go speak to BC Government in the legislature & share how the #BCNDP & #BonnieHenry are both complicit in killing my Dad.
#PeopleWithDisabilities #BCHealth #BCMedical #HospitalER #HospitalSafety #CovidIsNotOver #Covid #MaskUp #BringBackMaskMandates #FireBonnieHenry #BCNDP #BCpoli #FailureToProtect #Eugenics #MasksSaveLives #LongCovidIsReal #Airborne #HealthCanada #CDNpoli #MedicalFails #BCNewDeathParty #SocialMurder #NewDeathParty #BonnieHenry #AdrianDix #DavidEby #BCNDPKillingPeople
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This is my stitched #PSA for bringing back #MaskMandates in all #hospitals. Please boost/share on your other networks to try to support protecting vulnerable patients in hospitals.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/96WZ0BXFRxk
#PeopleWithDisabilities #BCHealth #BCMedical #HospitalER #HospitalSafety #CovidIsNotOver #Covid #MaskUp #BringBackMaskMandates #FireBonnieHenry #BCNDP #BCpoli #FailureToProtect #Eugenics #MasksSaveLives #LongCovidIsReal #Airborne #HealthCanada #CDNpoli #MedicalFails #BCNewDeathParty #SocialMurder #NewDeathParty #BonnieHenry #AdrianDix #DavidEby #BCNDPKillingPeople
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@jaimeJ Thank you. I'm very stressed & worried. Really wish #MaskMandates were never removed from medical institutions - especially hospital ERs. I'm really angry at #BCgovernment / #BCNDP for #FailureToProtect when #CovidIsNotOver.
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I'm sweating with anxiety & terrified my Mom's going to get infected in hospital without masking mandates & possibly die from that - like my Dad did. I'm a bit shaky from worrying.
#PeopleWithDisabilities #BCHealth #BCMedical #HospitalER #HospitalSafety #CovidIsNotOver #Covid #MaskUp #BringBackMaskMandates #FireBonnieHenry #BCNDP #BCpoli #FailureToProtect #Eugenics #MasksSaveLives #LongCovidIsReal #Airborne #HealthCanada #CDNpoli #MedicalFails #BCNewDeathParty
