Food and nutrition legislation, guidelines and policies: Regulatory initiatives

This section lists the regulatory initiatives related to food and nutrition at Health Canada, including:

• marketing authorizations
• incorporation by reference
• modernizing Canada's food regulations
  • Final publication of the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Food Additives and Compositional Standards, Microbiological Criteria and Methods of Analysis for Food [2024-12-18]
• notices of proposal and notices of modification
• lists of foods that have received temporary marketing authorization letters
• Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Regulations

For information about planned and anticipated regulatory changes, visit the forward regulatory plan.

Related information

• Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act(Bill C-38)