One of the risk factors identified under the NHPD Compliance Policy is “lack of a valid DIN”; does this mean that products will be removed from the market if they do not have a DIN or NPN?
The Natural Health Products Compliance Guide sets out, as a part of the risk determination, the question of whether the product encountered has a valid DIN. The HPFB Inspectorate verifies the status of products in question through the Health Canada Drug Product Database. If the DIN is found to be falsified, then the product is deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to health, which would warrant removal of that product from sale. HPFB Inspectorate would also have ground under section 9 of the Food and Drugs Act, to take immediate action on products making false representation or misleading labels. All actions will be consistent with the HPFB Compliance and Enforcement Policy (POL-0001). Actions will be taken on products based on the priority categories. (For details, please see our Compliance Documents).
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