Environmental risk management amendments to the Food and Drugs Act
The Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act amended the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Food and Drugs Act (act). The amendments to the act allow the Minister of Health to strengthen the assessment and management of environmental risks resulting from products regulated under the act.
The environmental risk management amendments to the act came into force on June 13, 2023.
Summary of environmental risk management authorities under the Food and Drugs Act
Elements of the new authorities, including the scope and application, determining risk to the environment
FDA environmental regulatory initiative
Strengthening the protection of the environment from risks of products regulated by the Food and Drugs Act