Press Release Department: Federal - Health Canada

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians of the importance of food safety while home canning and home bottling seafood such as fish and shellfish. Call 613-957-2983.

Health Canada, Summerhill Impact and The Home Depot are working together to raise Canadians' awareness about potential hazards in their home environment, and to encourage them to take action to reduce exposure to these risks. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-2983.

Health Minister Leonna Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced the appointment of Mary Catherine Lindberg as Chairperson and Dr. Mitchell Levine as Vice-Chair of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) for five-year terms. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-2983.

Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced the start of a regulatory process to prohibit the manufacture, import, and sale of most mercury-containing products in Canada. Call 819-997-1441.

Health Minister Leonna Aglukkaq (Nunavut) and Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, ON) announced $39.5 million in funding that will support more than 100 family medicine residents to receive training and provide medical services in remote and rural communities across Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-2983. On behalf of Health Minister Leonna Aglukkaq … Read more

Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis (Mégantic—L'Érable, QC) and Conservative MP Shelly Glover (Saint Boniface, MB), on behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut), announced the government's proposed intention to include Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A, also known as Salvia, as controlled substances. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-2983. Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) … Read more

Health Canada is informing Canadians that Triad Group's sterile lubricating jelly is being voluntarily recalled. These products can be found as either a single sterile product or part of a kit. Lubricating Jelly is used to lubricate medical devices, such as catheters, for insertion into body orifices. The full releases are available online. Call 1-800-267-9675.

A delegation representing Canada signed a declaration with other Arctic states. This declaration is a commitment between the Arctic Health Ministers to work collaboratively on circumpolar health issues and information sharing. Call 613-957-2983.

 Health Canada is reminding Canadians to make sure that their meat, poultry and seafood dishes reach safe internal cooking temperatures before serving. The only reliable way to ensure that your food has reached a safe internal cooking temperature is by using a digital food thermometer. Call 613-957-2983.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut, ON) and Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, ON) announced regulations to strengthen Canada's labelling of food allergens and gluten sources. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-2983.