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Health Products and Food Branch

The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)'s mandate is to take an integrated approach to managing the health-related risks and benefits of health products and food by:

• minimizing health risk factors to Canadians while maximizing the safety provided by the regulatory system for health products and food; and,
• promoting conditions that enable Canadians to make healthy choices and providing information so that they can make informed decisions about their health.

Our Branch Fact Sheets provide a better understanding of HFPB activities.

Directorates and Offices

Health Products and Food Branch activities are carried out through offices in the National Capital Region and five regional offices: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba-Saskatchewan and Western.

• Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
• Food Directorate
• Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate
• Marketed Health Products Directorate
• Natural Health Products Directorate
• Office of Consumer and Public Involvement
• Office of Management and Program Services
• Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• Departmental Biotechnology Office
• Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister
• Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate
• Regional Operations
• Therapeutic Products Directorate
• Veterinary Drugs Directorate

HPFB Newsletters

• TPD News - Quarterly Publication of the Therapeutics Products Directorate
• Profiles in Progress - the Health Products and Food Branch at Work
• Involving You - keeping stakeholders and interested Canadians in touch with HPFB activities and plans