Canada hopes to boost regulation on natural health products. Here’s why
Such legislation will greatly restrict local purchasing options while increase prices
- A supplier would be faced with $10,000 to $100,000 cost to get appoval for each of their products in each country
- Can anticipate that many suppliers will decide to not sell in Canada, New Zealand, etc
- Can get 50,000 IU Vitamin D anywhere on the globe
- Does not matter if destination restricts it, providing only a few bottles are purchased at a time
Would be far better if supplement benefits, problems, and costs were provided by non-govt entity
Example, in the US Excellent reviews of supplements at ConsumerLab
See also in Vitamin D Life
- A New Zealand bill would require prescriptions for Vitamins A, C, D, E, Omega-3, Zinc, Magnesium, etc. – Jan 2023
- 2,500 IU Vitamin D is the max dose size in Canada
- Multiple Sclerosis rates are highest in Canada (far from equator) – May 2018
- Increasing the vitamin D level of all Canadians to 40 ng would save 6 to 18 billion dollars a year – Grant Nov 2016
- Canadian Vitamin D recommendations not updated in 13 years - March 2023