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 2, 2011.

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)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below only apply to version 1.4.2 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 1.4.2, 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:

N-Hydroxymethylsuccinimide

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Nickel sulfate

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

4-(Isopropylamino)diphenylamine

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Peginterferon alfa-2a

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Thimerosal

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Thiram

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Zinc dibutyldithiocarbamate

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Zinc diethyldithiocarbamate

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Thrombin

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

D-Leucine

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Atelocollagen

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Antimony Potassium Tartrate

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

N-stearoyl-DL--sphinganine

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Menthyl Salicylate

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Platinic Chloride

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Gold Trichloride

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Gallic acid

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Silver iodide

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Lithium chloride

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Sodium-D-aspartate

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Cupric sebacate

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

S-Equol

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Selenium amino acid chelate

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Copper amino acid chelate

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Angelica gigas Root

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Phlomis umbrosa

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Cynanchum wilfordii Root

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Adansonia digitata fruit

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Radix Kadsurae Coccinae

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Halloysitum Rubrum

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Yogurt Powder

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Pteromys volans

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Pheretima vulgaris

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Pheretima guillelmi

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Pheretima pectinifera

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Dried whey

Role:

Chemical Substance

NHPID Name:

Elettaria cardamomum seed

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Dandelion Root Dry

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Calcium lactate pentahydrate

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Ammonium hydroxide

Role:

non-Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Sclerotium Pararadicus Poriae

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Boswellia sacra

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Acrylates/Aminoacrylates/C10-30 Alkyl PEG-20 Itaconate Copolymer

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Trideceth-50

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Isopentane

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Summer savory leaf dry

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Coffea arabica seed extract

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Evernia Prunastri (Oakmoss) Extract

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Evernia furfuracea(Treemoss) Extract

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

2,6-Dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Macrogol 4000

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Cinnamomum burmannii bark

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Salvianolic acid B

Role:

Chemical Substance

NHPID Name:

DL-Octopamine hydrochloride

Role:

Chemical Substance

NHPID Name:

Silodosin

Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Silicic acid, lithium magnesium sodium salt

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Xylanase

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Radix Asparagi

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Fructus Aurantii

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Opuntia streptacantha Extract

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit

Role:

Non Medicinal Ingredient

NHPID Name:

Alpha S1-Casein Tryptic Hydrolysate

Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

Removed Ingredients

No Changes.

Revised NHPID Names

Old NHPID Name:

Sclerotium poriae cocos

New NHPID Name:

Poria

Old NHPID Name:

Radix Puerariae

New NHPID Name:

Radix Puerariae Lobatae

Old NHPID Name:

Radix Puerariae

New NHPID Name:

Radix Puerariae Thomsonii

Old NHPID Name:

Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae

New NHPID Name:

Cortex Cinnamomi

Revised Proper and Common Names

NHPID Name:

Aluminium magnesium silicate

New Common Name:

Magnesium aluminum silicate

NHPID Name:

Isomaltooligosaccharides

New Common Name:

Isomalto-oligosaccharides

NHPID Name:

Water

New Synonym:

Aqua

NHPID Name:

Calculus Bovis Artifactus

New Common Names:

Artificial Cattle Bezoar, Artificial Cow Bezoar, Calculus Bovis Artifactus, Ren gong niu huang

NHPID Name:

Terminalia arjuna

New Common Name:

Arjuna

NHPID Name:

Tamarix gallica

New Common Name:

Tamarisk

NHPID Name:

Halloysitum Rubrum

New Common Name:

Duo shui gao ling shi

NHPID Name:

Sodium phosphate, dibasic

New Common Name:

Anhydrous dibasic sodium phosphate, Disodium Phosphate Anhydrous

NHPID Name:

Trogopterus xanthipes

New Common Names:

Fu chi wu shu

NHPID Name:

Saccharin Sodium

New Common Name:

Sodium saccharin

NHPID Name:

Citrus aurantium

New Common Name:

Suan cheng

NHPID Name:

Dimocarpus longan

New Common Name:

Long yan

NHPID Name:

Cortex Cinnamomi

New Common Names:

Cortex Cinnamomi, Rou gui, Cassia Bark, Cinnamon Bark, Inner Bark of Saigon Cinnamon

NHPID Name:

Flos Magnoliae

New Common Name:

Xin yi hua

NHPID Name:

Taxillus chinensis

New Common Name:

Sang ji shen

NHPID Name:

Herba Taxilli

New Common Names:

Chinese Taxillus Herb, Sang ji shen

NHPID Name:

Concha Haliotidis

New Common Name:

Shi jue ming

New Roles

NHPID Name:

Vinpocetine

Old Role:

Medicinal Ingredient

New Role:

non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Fulvic acid

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Vanadyl sulfate

Old Role:

Chemical Substance

New Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Polaprezinc

Old Role:

Chemical Substance

New Role:

Medicinal

New NMI Purposes

NHPID Name:

Phosphatidylcholine

New NMI Purpose:

Delivery system

NHPID Name:

Isomaltooligosaccharides

New NMI Purpose:

Sweetening agent

NHPID Name:

Camphor Oil White

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

PEG-20 Glyceryl Oleate

New NMI Purpose:

Dispersing agent, Wetting agent

NHPID Name:

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

New NMI Purpose:

Diluent

NHPID Name:

Amyl cinnamal

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

alpha-Pentylcinnamyl alcohol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Benzyl cinnamate

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Farnesol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Citronellol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Citral

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Cinnamyl alcohol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Cinnamaldehyde

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Methyl 2-octynoate

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Isoeugenol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Hydroxycitronellal

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Geraniol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Anise alcohol

New NMI Purpose:

Fragrance ingredient

NHPID Name:

Corn Starch Modified

New NMI Purpose:

Diluent

NHPID Name:

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

New NMI Purpose:

Surfactant

NHPID Name:

Cetyl alcohol

New NMI Purpose:

Plasticizer

NHPID Name:

Silicon dioxide

New NMI Purpose:

Thickening agent

NHPID Name:

Dextran

New NMI Purpose:

Thickening agent, Stabilizing agent

Other Ingredient Modifications

NHPID Name:

d-alpha Tocophero

Modification:

Additional Details: When d-alpha Tocopherol is selected as a subingredient in the electronic Product Licence Application Form, then the name of this subingredient on the product label can be either "d-alpha Tocopherol" or "d-alpha Tocopherol (vitamin E)."

NHPID Name:

d-alpha Tocopheryl acetate, d-alpha Tocopheryl acid succinate, dl-alpha-Tocopherol

Modification:

NMI Restriction: Refer to Vitamin E non-medicinal restrictions for acceptable upper limits.

NHPID Name:

Sodium hydrogen sulfate

Modification:

Remove toxicity restriction: Acceptable daily intake up to 0.7 mg/kg body weight as sulfur dioxide, for all sources of sulfur. Remove Sub-ingredient: Sulfur Dioxide

NHPID Name:

Simethicone

Modification:

NMI toxicity restriction: In products that contain simethicone at any concentration and that have a health claim associated with simethicone (e.g. as an antiflatulent), simethicone is classified as a drug medicinal ingredient subject to the Food and Drug Regulations, and not as a non-medicinal ingredient.

NHPID Name:

Cynanchum wilfordii

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: Cynanchum wilfordii Root

NHPID Name:

Phytic acid

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: Inositol

NHPID Name:

Bladderwrack Dry

Modification:

New method of preperation: Dry standardised

NHPID Name:

Capra hircus

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: Whey protein

NHPID Name:

Anas falcata

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: L-Tyrosine

NHPID Name:

Anthocyanosides

Modification:

New sources: Brassica oleracea var. capitata, Ipomoea batatas, Sambucus nigra

NHPID Name:

Oryza sativa

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: Inositol

NHPID Name:

Benfotiamine

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: Thiamine

NHPID Name:

Benzalkonium chloride

Modification:

NMI limit removed: 'According to the NHPD-TPD Antiseptic Skin Cleansers product monograph, Benzalkonium Chloride is considered a drug at concentrations between 0.1 and 0.15% in antiseptic skin cleansing products'

NHPID Name:

Myrciaria dubia

Modification:

New subingredient(source for): Vitamin C

NHPID Name:

Disodium EDTA

Modification:

NMI limit removed: 0.1% for the route of admin Ophthalmic and topical

NHPID Name:

Equus caballus

Modification:

New subingredient (source) for: Mare's Milk