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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.

Current Notices

You can browse Health Canada's current notices by subject or by date by accessing the following pages:

Related Resources

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.

Consumer Product Recall Database
Search our online database for the latest consumer products that are or may have a safety concern.

Drug Advisories for Health Professionals and Consumers
Safety alerts, public health advisories, press releases and other notices from industry as a service to health professionals, consumers, and other interested parties.

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.

Other Government Health Notices

Date Modified: 2008-01-02 Top