Health Products and Food Branch

The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) of Health Canada manages the health-related risks and benefits of health products and food by minimizing risk factors while maximizing the safety provided by the regulatory system and providing information to Canadians so they can make healthy, informed decisions about their health.

HPFB has ten operational Directorates with direct regulatory responsibilities:

• Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
• Food Directorate
• Marketed Health Products Directorate (with responsibility for post-market surveillance)
• Medical Devices Directorate
• Natural Health Products Directorate
• Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate
• Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate
• Resource Management and Operations Directorate
• Veterinary Drugs Directorate