Health Canada labelling of homeopathic products get cheers and jeers

The government states on its website that the changes are meant to help consumers make more informed decisions, something the Canadian Paediatric Society agrees with.

Health Canada now requires producers of nosode products to clearly state that they are not replacements for vaccines, as some have been advertised as such by some practitioners of homeopathy.Photograph by Grook Da Oger

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May 9, 2016

There’s a debate in the medical community on whether newly introduced labelling of homeopathic products in Canada is necessary to allow for better decision-making by consumers, or if the new rules throw more uncertainty into the mix and may be dangerous. Health Canada now requires producers of n...

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