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Article: Rules for natural health.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
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- Canadian Chemical News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Since 2004, Canada has required that natural health products be labelled with standard information such as quantity, dosage, route of administration, possible adverse reactions, and storage conditions. Although this puts more information at consumers' fingertips, an Advanced Foods & Materials Network (AFMNet) research team is studying just how effectively the knowledge is being used.
Led by Heather Boon, professor of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, the team is studying consumer awareness of the new regulations and how they're making use of the information. Boon is also gauging how well pharmacists are trained to help consumers ...