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 October 20, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below only apply to version 1.4.0 of the e-PLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest version of the e-PLA, namely version 1.4.0, which is available for downloading from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/applications/online-enligne/pla-dlmm-view-eng.php


NEW INGREDIENTS

NHPID Name:
Chromium nicotinate glycinate

Role(s):
Chemical Substance


NHPID Name:
Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Radix Scrophulariae

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Bifidobacterium longum subsp. suis

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed beef protein

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Lycopene

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Zinc Aspartate

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
White petrolatum

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Trimethylene Glycol

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
SArachidyl Alcohol

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Sodium Laureth-2 Phosphate

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Seed Protein

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Disodium lauroamphodiacetate

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Semen Allii Tuberosi

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Brosimum alicastrum Seed

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Ammonio methacrylate copolymer dispersion

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Calcium lactate

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Water

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Juglans Nigra (Black Walnut) Shell Extract

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Echinacea Purpurea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
L-ornithine-L-aspartate

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Chitosan PCA

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Polyquaternium-37

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


NHPID Name:
Olivamidopropyl Betaine

Role(s):
non-Medicinal Ingredient


REMOVED INGREDIENTS

NHPID Name:
Bifidobacterium lacti

Role(s):
Medicinal Ingredient


REVISED NHPID NAMES

Old NHPID Name:
Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae

New NHPID Name:
Radix Paeoniae Alba


Old NHPID Name:
Radix Platycodi Grandiflori

New NHPID Name:
Radix Platycodonis


Old NHPID Name:
Concretio Silicea Bambusae Textillis

New NHPID Name:
Concretio Silicea Bambusae


REVISED PROPER AND COMMON NAMES

NHPID Name:
Polyaminopropyl biguanide

New Common Name:
Polyhexanide


NHPID Name:
Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae

New Common Names:
hu di huang, Radix Rehmannia Preparata, Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae, Cooked rehmannia root, Prepared Chinese foxglove root


NHPID Name:
Sclerotium poriae cocos

New Common Names:
Fu Ling, Poria, Sclerotium of tuckahoe, Sclerotium poriae cocos


NHPID Name:
Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici

New Common Names:
Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici, Ophiopogon tuber, Mai men dong


NHPID Name:
Radix Paeoniae Alba

New Common Names:
Radix Paeoniae Alba, Bai shao


NHPID Name:
Radix Platycodonis

New Common Names:
Jie geng, Platycodon Root


NHPID Name:
Wolfiporia extensa

New Common Names:
Fu Ling, Poria


NHPID Name:
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae

New Common Names:
Bai zhi, Dahurian Angelica Root


NHPID Name:
Ceteth- 10

New Common Names:
PPG-10 cetyl ether


NHPID Name:
Mucuna pruriens

New Common Names:
Cowage


NHPID Name:
Lanolin

New Common Names:
Anhydrous Lanolin


NHPID Name:
Niacin

New Proper Name:
3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid


NEW ROLES

No changes.


NEW NMI PURPOSES

NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein

New NMI Purpose:
Flavour enhancer


NHPID Name:
Savory Oil Summer

New NMI Purpose:
Fragrance ingredient


NHPID Name:
Rutin

New NMI Purpose:
Skin-Conditioning Agents - Miscellaneous


NHPID Name:
Phosphatidylserine-enriched soy lecithin

New NMI Purpose:
antioxidant


NHPID Name:
L-Cysteine

New NMI Purpose:
Flavour enhancer


NHPID Name:
L-Aspartic acid

New NMI Purpose:
Acidifying agent, Flavour enhancer


NHPID Name:
Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract

New NMI Purpose:
Flavouring agent


NHPID Name:
Grape Skin Extract

New NMI Purpose:
Colouring agent


NHPID Name:
Ceteth- 10

New NMI Purpose:
Skin-Conditioning Agents - Emollient


NHPID Name:
Arachidyl Alcohol

New NMI Purpose:
Emulsion Stabilizers, Viscosity Increasing Agents - Aqueous, Viscosity Increasing Agents - Nonaqueous


NHPID Name:
Cysteine hydrochloride

New NMI Purpose:
Reducing agent


NHPID Name:
Polylysine

New NMI Purpose:
Preservative antimicrobial


OTHER INGREDIENT MODIFICATIONS

NHPID Name:
Ethanol

New Additional Details:
The EMA reference document (EMA/HMPC/85114/2008) provides sample calculations to determine theoretical blood ethanol concentrations, and the reference weights used in the calculations should be consistent with the Dietary Reference Intakes. Reference: Otten JJ, Pitzi Hellwig J, Meyers LD, editors. 2006. Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. Washington (DC): National Academies Press.


NHPID Names:
Origanum vulgare

Modifications:
New source part: Leaf


NHPID Names:
Ascorbyl palmitate

Modifications:
Updated with the following revised statement: Classified as an NHP, because it is used as a source of vitamin C, and therefore is considered an NHP under Schedule 1, item 3 (a vitamin), of the Natural Health Products Regulations.


NHPID Names:
Mica

New Addition Details:
Permitted as a colouring agent for external use.


NHPID Names:
Pycnogenol

New Additional Details:
Patented proprietary ingredient with the Registered Trademark name Pycnogenol, which cannot be applied to any other French marine pine bark extract or flavonoid mixture. Pycnogenol from the owner of the Registered Trademark name, Horphag Research, is the only substance that can be called Pycnogenol.


NHPID Names:
4-Methyl-2-oxovaleric

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Calcium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate


NHPID Names:
Transgalactooligosaccharides

New Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an extract ) of the Natural Health Products Regulations


NHPID Names:
Berberis aristata

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Berberine


NHPID Names:
Deoxyribonucleic acid

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Oncorhynchus keta


NHPID Name:
Caramel

New Additional Details:
Caramel is divided into: Class I (prepared by heating carbohydrates with or without acids or alkalis, but no ammonium or sulfite compounds are used), Class II (sulfites involved in preparation, but not ammonium compounds), Class III (ammonium compounds involved in preparation, but not sulfite compounds), and Class IV (ammonium and sulfite compounds involved in preparation) (Food Chemicals Codex).


NHPID Names:
Zinc

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Zinc Aspartate


NHPID Names:
Haematococcus pluvialis

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Astaxanthin


NHPID Names:
Brassica oleracea var. italica

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Sulforaphane


NHPID Name:
Vitamin D, Cholecalciferol, Ergocalciferol

New Restriction Description:
The maximum dose of vitamin D is 1000 IU/day, as per Schedule F (unless topical).


NHPID Name:
Folate and Calcium L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate

New Restriction Description:
As per Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations, the dose of Folic acid in oral NHPs must not exceed 1 mg/day, and above 1 mg/day, Folic acid is classified as a non-NHP.


NHPID Name:
Vitamin D, Cholecalciferol, Ergocalciferol

New Restriction Description:
As per Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations, the dose of Vitamin D in oral NHPs must not exceed 1000 IU/day, and above 1000 IU/day, Vitamin D is classified as a non-NHP.


NHPID Name:
Petrolatum

New non-NHP Rationale:
At any concentration where Petrolatum is associated with a health claim (e.g. as a barrier in diaper rash products), petrolatum is classified as a drug medicinal ingredient subject to the Food and Drug Regulations, not an NHP, because petroleum products are not captured in Schedule 1 to the Natural Health Products Regulations.


NHPID Name:
L-Arginine

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Arginine bicarbonate


NHPID Name:
Selenium

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): Methylselenocysteine


NHPID Name:
L-Arginine

Modifications:
New subingredient (source for): L-Arginine alpha-ketoglutarate


MONOGRAPH MODIFICATIONS

Revised doses for Feverfew monograph


Revised doses for Hawthorn-Crataegus laevigata and Hawthorn-Crataegus monogyna monographs


Revised doses for Pseudoephedrine for Adolescents 13-18 years and Adults monograph


Revised doses for Pseudoephedrine for children 6-12 years monograph


New Chaste tree monograph


New Deglycyrrhizinated licorice - Buccal and Deglycyrrhizinated licorice - Oral monographs


ABLS MODIFICATIONS

No changes.


CONTROLLED VOCABULARY

No changes.


HOMEOPATHIC INGREDIENT MODIFICATIONS (seen only in e-PLA)

No changes.


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