Detailed Description
Give a thorough description of your new food—where it comes from, how it's made, and what you plan to use it for.
Novel food is any food that hasn’t been widely eaten in Canada before. If you plan to introduce a new type of food to the market, Health Canada must verify its safety and proper labeling.
A Novel Food Submission is a process to get Health Canada approval to sell a new food product in Canada. Health Canada regulates the safety of food products and considers a food novel if it doesn’t have a history of safe use in Canada. So, if your food product is new to the Canadian market, you need to submit a Novel Food Notification before introducing it to the marketplace.
You’d need to file a Novel Food Submission if you’re one of the following:
Basically, anyone introducing a food that hasn’t been previously consumed to a significant degree in Canada needs to go through this process.
To process a novel food submission with Health Canada, follow these steps:
Give a thorough description of your new food—where it comes from, how it's made, and what you plan to use it for.
Provide scientific proof that your new food is safe for people to eat.
Explain what's in your food—like its vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional details.
If your food could trigger allergies, you need to list those potential allergens.
Explain how you're planning to use your food. Explain if there are any special rules or limits for how it should be used.
Finally, send all this info to Health Canada and wait for them to give you the green light before you start selling your new food in Canada.
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