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
- New Ingredients
- Removed Ingredients
- Revised NHPID Names
- Revised Proper and Common Names
- New Roles
- New NMI Purposes
- Other Ingredient Modifications
- Monograph Modifications
- AbLS Modifications
- Controlled Vocabulary
- Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications (seen only in e-PLA)
- Previous What's New
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.