Technical Alerts

Dear Members, please find attached below a copy of the IADSA Newsflash for March 2011. The Alerts provide regulatory and technical updates from IADSA member countries, one of which is the CHC.

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The CHC encourages members to sign up to the DAFF Mailer Subscription Service to receive a range of Notices  including AQIS Biological Imports Program Notices and AQIS Imported Food Notices.

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The CHC is seeking input from members on raw material (actives and excipients) being sourced from Japan for use in complementary medicines. Feedback due COB Thursday 7 April 2011.

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The CHC invites members to comment on the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria’s (CMRB) consultation paper, Policy on general registration in the division of Chinese herbal medicine dispenser. Comments can be sent to Emma Burchell at technical@chc.org.au by COB Friday 8 April 2011.

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The CHC is seeking comment on the amended Pharmacovigilance guideline. Comments can be sent to Kristy Tomas via regulatory@chc.org.au by 31 March 2011.

Please note a full copy of the guideline is provided in the pdf.

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The CHC provides the following extract from correspondence received from the Office of Complementary Medicines to assist members around the legal status of Compositional Guidelines (CG) for Listable substances.

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The Therapeutic Goods Administration is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI)  for positions on the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines (ACOSM). The closing date for expressions of interest is Monday 11 April 2011.

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The CHC are calling for member input into the Federal Governments consultation paper - Options for Regulation of Unregistered Health Practitioners. Comments can be sent to Emma Burchell at technical@chc.org.au  before Friday 1 April 2011.

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The CHC invites members to comment on two GMO Soybean applications to which if approved, will amend the Food Standards Code.

Comments can be sent to Emma Burchell at technical@chc.org.au by COB 21 March 2011.

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The CHC provides members with a summary of outcomes from the Industry Bilateral Meeting on the Regulation of Complementary Medicines with the TGA (24 February 2011).

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