Health Supplement Retailers Make Illegal Claims
In today’s online market, consumers have easy and quick access to a vast range of products like never before, after only a few clicks on a computer or taps on a tablet or smartphone. This [...]
ACTION ALERT: Health Canada Consultation
Until May 26th, 2017, Health Canada is accepting submissions for a public consultation on a white paper called “Public Release of Clinical Information in Drug Submissions and Medical Device [...]
ALERTE D’ACTION: Consultation de Santé Canada
Jusqu’au 26 mai 2017, Santé Canada accepte les présentations pour une consultation publique sur un livre blanc intitulé “Public Release of Clinical Information in Drug Submissions and [...]
Canadian Science Policy Conference 2016
Once again, Bad Science Watch is a community supporter of the Canadian Science Policy Conference 2016. Last year, we presented our argument for stronger regulations surrounding natural health [...]
Bad Science Watch Returns From Hiatus
We are happy to announce that the hiatus for Bad Science Watch is over and we are refocusing our efforts to hold the Canadian government accountable for good science in public policy. After the [...]
CSPC 2015: Weak Regulations at Health Canada
November 25, 2015, Ottawa, ON – Today, at the annual Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Bad Science Watch chair Michael Kruse presented a brief summary of the [...]
Sellers of Homeopathic Flu Remedies Spreading Lies and Misinformation
On October 29, 2015, Bad Science Watch sent out the following release, cautioning Canadians about misleading and unsubstantiated claims made by sellers of Homeopathic remedies. Health [...]
Bad Science Watch Welcomes New Changes to Homeopathic Labeling but Canadians Still at Risk
On August 4, 2015, Bad Science Watch sent out the following release in response to changes in the regulation of homeopathic products by Health Canada. TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – [...]
New Health Canada NHP Monograph Has Serious Safety Problems
Toronto, February 13, 2015 – Today, the NHP Monograph Consultation committee at Bad Science Watch submitted a new consultation that is very critical of the proposed monograph for Multiple [...]
Health Canada failing to protect Canadians against homeopathic “vaccine alternatives”
In anticipation of the CBC Marketplace episode “Vaccines: Shot of Confusion”, Bad Science Watch issued the following press release on November 28, 2014: Health Canada failing to [...]
Health Canada Consultation on Safety Code 6
Bad Science Watch submitted a brief to Health Canada today summarizing the scientific evidence on Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance attributed to Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF), known [...]