Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
Health Canada provides timely information on issues that concern the health of Canadians.
There are 4 types of risk communications products:
- Public Advisories;
- Public Warnings;
- Information Updates; and
- Foreign Product Alerts.
For more details on these types of products, consult the Fact Sheet on Risk Communications Products.
Advisories, Warnings and Recalls by Subject
Drug Advisories for Health Professionals/Consumers
Safety alerts, public health advisories, press releases and other notices from industry as a service to health professionals, consumers, and other interested parties.
Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter
A reputable source of adverse reaction information alerting health professionals to potential signals detected through the review of case reports submitted to Health Canada.
Consumer Products
Advisories and warnings to help educate the Canadian public about potential health risks associated with the unsafe
use of certain consumer products.
Drug and Medical Device Recall Listings
General information about drugs and medical devices that have been recalled from the Canadian market place by the responsible establishments, such as manufacturers, importers, distributors.
Food & Nutrition
The latest information on food recalls and allergy alerts.
Adverse Reaction Reporting
You can report an adverse reaction or a problem with a product. Reporting may include adverse reactions related to the use of drugs, blood products, natural health products and vaccines, or problems related to the safe use other products such as cosmetics, a range of household, child and consumer electronic products, medical devices, pesticides and food.
Other Government Health Partners
Past Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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