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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING

(Meeting No. 23)

Thursday, February 26, 1998

The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:04 o’clock a.m., this day, in room 209 ,

West Block, the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Elinor Caplan, Maurice Dumas, Reed Elley, Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Maurice Vellacott, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller-Chenier and Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officers.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of natural health products. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, November 20, 1997.)

Witnesses: From the Department of Health: Dann Michols, Director General, Therapeutic Products Programme; Harry Conacher, Acting Director, Bureau of Chemical Safety; John W. Salminen, Head, Additives and Contaminants Section, Chemical Evaluation Division, Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate; Mary Carman, Director, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment, Therapeutic Products Program; Jean Lambert, Director, Quebec Region.

Dann Michols and Harry Conacher made opening statements and with the other witnesses answered questions.

At 12:00 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ROGER PRÉFONTAINE

Clerk of the Committee