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Dr. Sharma, the 2021 Auditor General's report said:
Overall, Health Canada's oversight of natural health products available for sale in Canada fell short of ensuring that products were safe and effective. The department did approve products on the basis of evidence that they were safe and effective. However, gaps in the oversight of manufacturing sites and in the monitoring of products once on the market left consumers exposed to potential health and safety risks because products were not always manufactured or marketed according to licence conditions.
Do you feel that now, with applying Vanessa's Law to natural health products, the regulatory gaps referred to in the Auditor General's report will be addressed?