Natural Health Products Ingredients Database
WHAT'S NEW
What's New is a listing of modifications to the NHPID since the last update. This page was most recently revised on February 18, 2022.
- Announcements
- New Ingredients
- Removed Ingredients
- Revised NHPID Names
- Revised Proper and Common Names
- New Roles
- Revised Restrictions
- Other Ingredient Modifications
- Monograph Modifications
- AbLS Modifications
- Controlled Vocabulary Modifications
- Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
- Previous What's New
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the web-based Product Licence Application (web PLA) form. All new product licence application submissions must use the web PLA form.
New Ingredients
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added.
NHPID Name:
Caricain
Role:
Component
NHPID Name:
Organic Acids
Role:
Component
NHPID Name:
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil
Role:
Non-Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Ginger Oil
Role:
Non-Medicinal
Removed Ingredients
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were removed.
No Changes.
Revised NHPID Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their NHPID name revised.
No Changes.
Revised Proper and Common Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.
NHPID Name:
L-Lactic acid
Removed Common Name(s):
(S)-Lactic acid
NHPID Name:
Glycolic acid
Removed Proper Name(s):
Glycolic acid
NHPID Name:
dl-Mandelic acid
Removed Common Name(s):
(+-)-Mandelic acid
NHPID Name:
Ginger Essential Oil
Removed Common Name(s):
Zingiber officinale (Ginger) root oil;
Zingiber officinale root oil
NHPID Name:
Oleoresin Ginger
Removed Common Name(s):
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil
New Roles
In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.
NHPID Name:
Citric acid monohydrate
Old Role:
Medicinal
New Role:
No role
NHPID Name:
Octenidine HCl
Old Role:
Non-Medicinal
New Role:
Non-NHP
NHPID Name:
Ginger Essential Oil
Old Role:
Non-Medicinal
New Role:
No role
Revised Restrictions
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.
NHPID Name:
L-Lactic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
Citric acid monohydrate
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
Citric acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
Glycolic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For topical use only. For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
Lactobionic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For topical use only. For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
Gluconic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For topical use only. For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
DL-Tartaric acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
L-Tartaric acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
dl-Mandelic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail:For topical use only. For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
D-Malic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
DL-Malic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
L-Malic acid
Route(s) of Adminstration removed:
Topical
NHPID Name:
L-Malic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: For skin products, the concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids alone or in combination, when used as non-medicinal ingredients, should be lower than 3% and not contribute to the product's pharmacological effects.
NHPID Name:
L-Malic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General
NHPID Name:
DL-Lactic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: Do not use in oral products intended for infants less than 3 months old.
NHPID Name:
DL-Lactic acid
New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General
NHPID Name:
D-Lactic acid
New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General
NHPID Name:
D-Lactic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General
NHPID Name:
D-Lactic acid
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Detail: Do not use in oral products intended for infants less than 3 months old.
NHPID Name:
Oleoresin Ginger
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General
NHPID Name:
Oleoresin Ginger
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Purposes: Flavour Enhancer; Detail:For oral use only.
Other Ingredient Modifications
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification different from those listed above, such as new source material, new preparation type, or new sub-ingredient relationship, etc.
NHPID Name:
Citric acid monohydrate
Modification:
Removed Schedule 1: Isolate
NHPID Name:
Citric acid monohydrate
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Citric acid
NHPID Name:
Citric acid
New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Citric acid monohydrate
NHPID Name:
L-Tartaric acid
Modification:
New Oral Allowed Purposes: Effervescent Agent; Flavour Enhancer
NHPID Name:
D-Malic acid
Toxicity Restriction removed:
Detail: An acceptable daily intake (ADI) is not applicable to very young infants, in the case of D(-)-malic acid and its salts.
NHPID Name:
DL-Malic acid
Toxicity Restriction removed:
Detail: Included in the group ADI for malic acid and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts
NHPID Name:
L-Malic acid
Toxicity Restriction removed:
Detail: No safety concern when used as a flavouring agent.
NHPID Name:
Octenidine HCl
New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
70775-75-6
NHPID Name:
Boswellia serrata
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Organic Acids
NHPID Name:
Collagen
New Source Material(s) added:
Bos taurus - Bone
NHPID Name:
Bos taurus
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Collagen
NHPID Name:
Ginger Essential Oil
Medicinal Rationale changed:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an extract) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
NHPID Name:
Oleoresin Ginger
Modification:
Removed Schedule 1: Extract
NHPID Name:
Oleoresin Ginger
Removed NMI purpose(s):
Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent
Monograph Modifications
In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.
Modification:
New monograph: WITCH HAZEL - HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA Ophthalmic
AbLS Modifications
In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.
No Changes.
Controlled Vocabulary Modifications
In this update, the following controlled vocabulary (dosage forms, methods of preparation, quality test methods, etc) were added or modified.
No Changes.
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.
No Changes.
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