Did many other consumer and health advocacy groups support Health Canadas decision?
At least nine organizations issued notices of Health Canadas voluntary recall on their web-sites, including the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Pharmacists Association, and the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities.[ii] At least three other organizations publicly criticised Health Canada for not taking even stronger steps to prevent the sale of ephedra- containing products. They include the Canadian Health Coalition, the British Columbia Medical Association, and the Vancouver-based St. Pauls Hospital Eating Disorders Program. 4. Please discuss the regulatory system in Canada that oversees dietary supplements. Currently, the Canadian Food and Drugs Act[iii] and Regulations do not include a special regulatory category for herbal remedies. Accordingly, they are technically considered to be drugs and could be regulated as such.[iv] Vitamin and mineral supplements are explicitly regulated as drugs in Part D of the Regulations. Generally, drugs must be pre-approv
