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 May 20, 2022.

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:
Long-Chain Inulin

Role:
Medicinal


NHPID Name:
Carthamus Yellow

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.

Old NHPID Name:
Lemon Essential Oil Distilled

New NHPID Name:
Lemon Oil, Distilled


Old NHPID Name:
Citrulline malate

New NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline malate


Old NHPID Name:
Citrulline ethyl ester

New NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline ethyl ester


Old NHPID Name:
Cysteine hydrochloride

New NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine hydrochloride


Old NHPID Name:
Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate

New NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate


Old NHPID Name:
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract

New NHPID Name:
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract


Revised Proper and Common Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.

NHPID Name:
Lemon Oil, Distilled

Removed Common Name(s):
Lemon Essential Oil Distilled


NHPID Name:
Lemon Oil, Distilled

New Common Name(s):
Lemon oil, distilled


NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline malate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Citrulline malate


NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline malate

New Proper Name(s):
L-Citrulline malate


NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline malate

New Common Name(s):
L-Citrulline malate


NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline ethyl ester

Removed Proper Name(s):
Citrulline ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline ethyl ester

New Proper Name(s):
L-Citrulline ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Citrulline ethyl ester

New Common Name(s):
L-Citrulline ethyl ester


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate

Removed Common Name(s):
Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate

New Common Name(s):
L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate


NHPID Name:
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract

Removed Common Name(s):
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract


NHPID Name:
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract

New Common Name(s):
Symphytum officinale root extract


New Roles

In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.

NHPID Name:
Arginine PCA

Old Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal

New Role:
Non-medicinal


NHPID Name:
L-Arginine L-aspartate

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role


NHPID Name:
D-Ribose-L-cysteine

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role


Revised Restrictions

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.

NHPID Name:
Alanylglutamine

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Topical


NHPID Name:
beta-Alanine

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
For topical use only.


NHPID Name:
L-Arginine

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
L-Arginine

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General ; General


NHPID Name:
DL-Arginine

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
Up to 18% in rinse-off products and up to 2% in leave-on products.


NHPID Name:
L-Aspartic acid

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
L-Aspartic acid

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General ; General


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General ; General


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine hydrochloride

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine hydrochloride

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General


NHPID Name:
N-Acetyl-L-cysteine

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Topical


NHPID Name:
Silica Silylate

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
For topical use only, up to 25%, when formulated and delivered in the final product not to be irritating or sensitizing to the respiratory tract.


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:
Lemon Essential Oil

New Method(s) of Preparation added:
Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) , Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) Standardized


NHPID Name:
Lemon Essential Oil

Additional Details removed:
The volatile oil is obtained by expression, without the aid of heat, from the fresh peel of the fruit with or without the previous separation of the pulp and the peel.


NHPID Name:
Blue Mallee Essential Oil

New Additional Details added :
The presence of eucalyptus oil as restricted on the List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients (the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist) indicates that there are potential safety issues. This ingredient must be used in accordance with the restrictions set out on the Hotlist when included in natural health products, unless additional evidence for safety is submitted.


NHPID Name:
Alanylglutamine

Removed NMI purpose(s):
Skin-Conditioning Agent - Humectant


NHPID Name:
Alanylglutamine

New NMI Purpose(s):
Skin-Conditioning Agent - Emollient


NHPID Name:
Arginine PCA

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Isolate


NHPID Name:
D-Ribose-L-cysteine

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Isolate


NHPID Name:
Cichorium intybus

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Long-Chain Inulin


NHPID Name:
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1:Extract


NHPID Name:
Symphytum Officinale Root Extract

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Extract dry standardized ; Extract liquid standardized


NHPID Name:
Olive Oil

New NMI Purpose(s):
Solvent


Monograph Modifications

In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.

Modification:
Devil's claw - Harpagophytum


Modification:
Ginger - Zingiber officinale


Modification:
Rhodiola - Rhodiola rosea


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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