Health Canada proposes new vape crackdowns on sale and ingredient disclosure
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This proposed regulations mean vaping product manufacturers would have to disclose information to Health Canada about sales and ingredients used.
Canada’s federal government has proposed to continue its crackdown on vaping by introducing regulations that could force vape product manufacturers to disclose information to Health Canada about sales and ingredients.
Beginning June 18, a 45-day public consultation period will launch to “inform the development of new proposed vaping product reporting regulations,” Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s Minister of Mental Health and Additions and Associate Minister of Health, announced Friday.
The proposed regulations mean vaping product manufacturers would have to disclose information to Health Canada about sales and ingredients used.
“A large number of vaping substances are available across the country and new formulations are frequently introduced with new flavours,” a press release on the disclosure proposal said Friday.
“Health Canada is restricted in its capacity to properly track market trends due to limited access to information on vaping products sales and composition.”
Although the proposal is the first step towards vaping product reporting requirements, additional requirements are also being considered by Health Canada, the government said in the Friday release.
This means the future of regulations could include reporting on information related to vaping research, development and promotional activity.
“As the vaping market continues to evolve rapidly and entice Canadians, including young people, to use vaping products, we are taking action to better protect everyone in Canada by more fully understanding the impact of these products on their health,” Minister Bennett said in the press release.
