Alternative medicines need regulation: Op-Ed

Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq recently had the opportunity to prevent the sale of potentially dangerous health products to unwitting consumers. Canadians should ask why she let it pass by.

This June, the Harper government introduced Bill C-36 with respect to consumer product safety. When compared to legislation offered in 2008, the planned bill fails to provide much-needed regulation of Canada’s burgeoning natural health product (NHP) industry …

Read the entire July 24th commentary at the Calgary Herald.

1 Comment on "Alternative medicines need regulation: Op-Ed"

  1. you can say that alternative medicine is cheaper too and usually comes from natural sources -:,

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