The Hurdles of selling Nutritional Supplements in Canada
Canada has long been a "guinea pig" market for large multinationals to set up shop as an expirement to see how their business grows.
With a booming economy, an aging population and a growing desire of people, in all age brackets, seeking better health and wellness, this has resulted in an SURGE in dietary supplement sales.
There are more dietary supplements to choose from than ever before. More mass market chains in Canada (such as Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, Grocery Chain stores and Health Food chains) are carrying these Natural Health Products. They are expanding their shelf space to accomodate for this demand. And more companies domestically and internationally want their products on this competitive shelf space real estate.
But in canada it's not as simple as making a supplement brand in a manufacturing facility and it's on store shelves.
To get a natural health product on Canadian store shelves a product license application must be submitted. When the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) issues a Natural Products Number (NPN) the product can bear this number and be sold legally.
In the interim, NHPD issues a submission number which is of considerable value to have products clear Canada Customs to enter Canada. Quality Smart Solutions can help guide you with respect to the use of this submission number for your business needs. More information regarding the product license application can be found at Health Canada's website.
To save you the time and hassle of learning the regulations, studying the guidance documents and filling out the tedious applications call Quality Smart Solutions to help you.
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