Why Choose Guires's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Guires Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Guires reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

Postmarket Surveillance: Natural Health Products in Canada

28 Apr

Postmarket Surveillance for Natural Health Products in Canada

by Food Research Lab

in NHP in Canada, Regulation Updates

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Postmarket Surveillance for Natural Health Products in Canada

In Canada, postmarket surveillance for natural health products (NHPs) is the ongoing monitoring of the safety, efficacy, and quality of NHPs after they have been authorized for sale. The Natural Health Products Regulations require that manufacturers, importers, and distributors of NHPs have systems in place to monitor their products’ safety and efficacy and take action if safety concerns arise.

Health Canada, the regulatory authority responsible for NHPs in Canada, also conducts postmarket surveillance of NHPs to ensure that they continue to be safe and effective for consumers.

Health Canada uses a variety of tools to conduct postmarket surveillance:

Adverse reaction reporting: Health Canada relies on manufacturers, importers, and distributors, as well as consumers, to report adverse reactions associated with NHPs. These reports are used to identify safety concerns and take appropriate action.
Compliance and enforcement: Health Canada regularly conducts inspections and audits of NHP facilities to ensure compliance with regulations and standards. Non-compliance may result in enforcement actions, such as product recalls or seizures.
Market authorization reviews: Health Canada periodically reviews NHPs that have been authorized for sale to ensure that they continue to meet safety, efficacy, and quality requirements.
Post-approval studies: Health Canada may require manufacturers, importers, or distributors of NHPs to conduct post-approval studies and evaluate safety, efficacy, or quality concerns.

Postmarket surveillance is essential to ensuring the safety and efficacy of NHPs in Canada. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors must cooperate with Health Canada in all postmarket surveillance activities [1].