Our perspective on the bill is that natural health products are already regulated under different regulations by Health Canada. We are not asking that they be regulated like prescription medications.
Yes, their risk is low, but there is still a risk. What we are saying is that we need to make sure that the additional safety layer that you need after these products are available in the market is there for safety concerns such as contamination or inaccurate dosage or labelling on these products, or if a rare adverse effect has been reported. If those safety layers were to be removed, there could be some inappropriate impact on patients and the safety of their health.