3rd Party Audits acceptable by Health Canada
Hello all,
I am working for a dietary supplement company in US and want to understand what all 3rd party audits are acceptable by Health Canada.
I know NSF and SGS are acceptable. Not sure what others qualify.
Appreciate everyone's help.
Thanks,
I haven't found any specific requirements of Health Canada to auditing organizations. If you don't have any requirements from your customers (e.g. Costco has its own list of recognized auditing/certifying bodies) - then it's up to you who you turn to for 3rd party audit as long as the company has proper credentials.
I am unsure on acceptability from Health Canada, but our facility goes through Eurofins for a DS 3rd party audit. I would say they're a good company to work with and offer rather competitive pricing.
If you mean for an International Trade Certificate--no I could not find a list of acceptable companies
https://www.canada.c...rtificates.html
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- Policies, procedures and standards: The 3rd party should possess and make publicly available in both official languages, the policies, procedures and standards it uses to ensure that the ITCs are readily available to industry.
- Expertise: The 3rd party should possess the knowledge, skills and competencies required to successfully:
- issue the certificates - this includes:
- the review of product and site licensing status of NHPs available on Health Canada's website;
- monitoring of changes in the licensing status of products and sites; and
- determining an acceptable period of validity of the ITC for foreign regulatory bodies.
- have the capacity to issue ITCs in both English and French;
- have performance evaluation measures to ensure timely issuance of the ITCs;
- review, evaluate and adjudicate complaints regarding the ITCs; and
- have ITCs notarized by a Notary Public or a Commissioner of Oaths.
- issue the certificates - this includes:
- Corporate Relations: The 3rd party should possess mechanisms to ensure timely communication with applicants when required.
- Conflict of Interest: The 3rd party should not have any conflict of interest. The 3rd party should not be a party regulated by Health Canada under the Natural Health Products Regulations (e.g., a manufacturer). Industry associations, composed of regulated parties, who act as 3rd party issuers should ensure no one member has issuing authority.