Conservatives Are Trying to Loosen Regulations on Natural Health Products

Conservatives Are Trying to Loosen Regulations on Natural Health Products
Conservative MP Blaine Calkins rises on a point of order following Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Dec. 13, 2016. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A Conservative MP wants Parliament to undo changes made by the Liberals last year that brought natural health products under the same regulations as pharmaceuticals.

The new rules mean Health Canada can demand that stores pull products such as supplements and homeopathic medicines off their shelves if they are found to be a health risk, and impose bigger fines on companies that don’t comply with regulations.