The Canadian Natural Health Products (NHP) regulations: industry perceptions and compliance factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of natural health products, such as vitamins, minerals, and herbs, by Canadians has been increasing with time. As a result of consumer concern about the quality of these products, the Canadian Department of Health created the Natural Health Products (NHP) Regulations. The new Canadian regulations raise questions about whether and how the NHP industry will be able to comply and what impact they will have on market structure. The objectives of this study were to explore who in the interview sample is complying with Canada's new NHP Regulations (i.e., submitted product licensing applications on time); and explore the factors that affect regulatory compliance.

Methods

Twenty key informant interviews were conducted with employees of the NHP industry. The struct

SUBMITTER: Laeeque H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1524757 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature