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 27, 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 Modifications
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
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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

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added.

NHPID Name:

Polyisoprene co-poly (ethylene glycol) polymer

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. Infantis 35624

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Purple Black Rice Extract

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Lactobacillus Ferment

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium myrtillus fruit juice

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Polyethylene glycosylated creatine

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Glutathione

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Macaene

Role:

Component

NHPID Name:

Macamides

Role:

Component

NHPID Name:

Arjunic acid

Role:

Component

NHPID Name:

Barleygrass

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Tender Coconut Water

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Corn Silk Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Wheatgrass

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Beet Sugar

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Potassium hydrogen D-glucarate

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Alaska Pollock oil

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Chlorella vulgaris biomass

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Nepenthes Khasiana

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Aqueous potato extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Onion bulb

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Baliga micans

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Di gu niu

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Malpighia glabra (acerola) fruit

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Asparagus shoot

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Litchi chinensis fruit juice

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Olive flavour

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Pear flavour

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Betalains

Role:

Herbal Component

NHPID Name:

Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saccharomyces/Potassium Ferment

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Myristoyl Pentapeptide-8

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Pisum Sativum (Pea) Starch Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dyclonine hydrochloride

Role:

Non-NHP

NHPID Name:

Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Ceramide NP

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Stearyl/Octadodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Acai (Euterpe oleracea) fruit flavour

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Thlaspi arvense

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Herba Thlaspi

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Triethylhexanoin

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Sinorhizobium Meliloti Ferment Filtrate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Phytoecdysteroids

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Soil Minerals

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dihydroxy Methylchromone

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

N-Formylmethionine

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Bos taurus

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Sus scrofa

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Juice

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Pyrus communis (pear) fruit

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Banana fruit flesh

Role:

Non-medicinal

Removed Ingredients

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were removed.

NHPID Name:

Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus

Role:

Medicinal

Revised NHPID Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their NHPID name revised.

Old NHPID Name:

Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae

New NHPID Name:

Ramulus Cinnamomi

Old NHPID Name:

Eggshell membrane

New NHPID Name:

Chicken eggshell membrane

Old NHPID Name:

Siegesbeckia orientalis

New NHPID Name:

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Old NHPID Name:

Siegesbeckia pubescens

New NHPID Name:

Sigesbeckia pubescens

Old NHPID Name:

Siegesbeckia glabrescens

New NHPID Name:

Sigesbeckia glabrescens

Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:

Oryza sativa

New Common Names:

Black rice; Purple rice

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium myrtillus

Removed Common Names:

Blaeberry Dwarf bilberry Whinberry

NHPID Name:

Ramulus Cinnamomi

New Common Names:

Cinnamon Twig Gui zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi

NHPID Name:

Oleanolic acid

New Common Names:

Caryophyllin Oleanol

NHPID Name:

Starch - Potato

New Common Name:

Potato Starch

NHPID Name:

Rubus plicatus

New Common Names:

Blackberry, Bramble, Shrubby blackberry

NHPID Name:

Serenoa repens

New Common Name:

Saw palmetto

NHPID Name:

Tocopherol concentrate, mixed

New Common Name:

Tocopherols

NHPID Name:

Carrot Seed Oil

New Common Name:

Carrot Seed Oil

New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

3-Phytase

Old Role:

New Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Potassium Alum

Old Role:

New Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Konjac glucomannan

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Ectoine

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Coenzyme Q10

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

Non-medicinal

New NMI Purposes

In this update, the following non-medicinal ingredients acquired a new non-medicinal purpose.

NHPID Name:

L-Proline

New NMI Purpose:

Stabilizing agent

NHPID Name:

Agar

New NMI Purpose:

Encapsulating agent

NHPID Name:

Avena sativa (Oat) kernel flour

New NMI Purpose:

skin conditioning agent

NHPID Name:

Piperine

New NMI Purpose:

Flavour enhancer

NHPID Name:

Triisostearoyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimer Dilinoleate

New NMI Purpose:

Skin-conditioning agent - emollient

NHPID Name:

Theobroma Oil

New NMI Purpose:

Flavour enhancer

NHPID Name:

Pyridoxine hydrochloride

New NMI Purpose:

Skin-conditioning agent

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:

Seawater

Modification:

Additional details added: Seawater is the salinated water of oceans and seas that provides habitat for marine organisms (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh). The contents of salt lakes usually would not be considered seawater.

NHPID Name:

Origanum vulgare Origanum Vulgare Leaf Oil Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract Origanum minutiflorum herb oil

Modification:

New restriction details added: Based on safety concerns oregano intake of 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight is allowed . Applicants must provide evidence of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano if they would like to use a higher quantity as an NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.22 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be an NMI.

NHPID Name:

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus Lactobacillus helveticus Streptococcus salivarius subsp. Thermophilus Lactobacillus delbrueckii

Modification:

Classification changed to Bacterium

NHPID Name:

Cod Liver oil

Modification:

New source material: Arctogadus glacialis

NHPID Name:

Arctogadus glacialis

Modification:

New subingredients (source for): Vitamin D Eicosapentaenoic acid Cholecalciferol Docosahexaenoic acid Omega-3 Fatty acids Omega-3 fatty acids without EPA/DHA Vitamin A Vitamin A palmitate

NHPID Name:

Cinnamomum aromaticum

Modification:

New subingredient (source for): Polyphenols

NHPID Name:

Tannins

Modification:

New source material: Terminalia arjuna (part: Stem bark)

NHPID Name:

Arjunic acid

Modification:

New source material: Terminalia arjuna (part: Stem bark)

NHPID Name:

Ursolic acid Oleanolic acid beta-Sitosterol

Modification:

New source material: Prunus africana (part: Stem bark)

NHPID Name:

Icariin

Modification:

New source material: Epimedium grandiflorum (part: herb top)

NHPID Name:

Kutkin

Modification:

New source material: Picrorhiza kurrooa (part: Root)

NHPID Name:

Vitexin

Modification:

New source material: Passiflora incarnata (part: Leaf)

NHPID Name:

Tocopherol concentrate, mixed

Modification:

New sub-ingredients: delta-Tocopherol , gamma-Tocopherol

NHPID Name:

Oleanolic acid

Modification:

New sourec material: Olea europaea (Part: Leaf)

NHPID Name:

Citrulline malate

Modification:

New sub-ingredient: Citrulline

NHPID Name:

d-Limonene

Modification:

New source material: Citrus aurantium (Part: Fruit)

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium angustifolium

Modification:

New sub-ingredient(source for): Vitamin C (Part: Fruit)

NHPID Name:

Docosahexaenoic acid

Modification:

New source material: Theragra chalcogramma (Part: Liver)

NHPID Name:

Eicosapentaenoic acid

Modification:

New source material: Theragra chalcogramma (Part: Liver)

NHPID Name:

Caffeine

Modification:

New source material: Theobroma cacao (Part: Seed)

NHPID Name:

Citrus paradisi

Modification:

New sub-ingredient(source for): Pectin (Part: Fruit peel)

NHPID Name:

Phytosterols

Modification:

New source material: Zea mays

NHPID Name:

Vitamin B12

Modification:

New source material: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium corymbosum

Modification:

New subingredient(source for): Anthocyanidins

NHPID Name:

Cola nitida

Modification:

New subingredient(source for): Caffeine

NHPID Name:

Fructus Evodiae

Modification:

New method of preparation: Traditional Chinese Medicine standardised extract X:1

NHPID Name:

Evodiamine

Modification:

New source material: Tetradium ruticarpum

NHPID Name:

Daucus carota

Modification:

Removed taxonomical synonyms and subordinate taxa: Daucus azoricus , Daucus carota subsp. azoricus , Daucus carota subsp. commutatus , Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis , Daucus carota subsp. fontanesii , Daucus carota subsp. gummifer , Daucus carota subsp. halophilus , Daucus carota subsp. hispanicus , Daucus carota subsp. maritimus , Daucus carota subsp. maximus , Daucus carota subsp. parviflorus , Daucus carota subsp. rupestris

NHPID Name:

Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. atrorubens

Modification:

New taxonomical synonyms and subordinate taxa: Daucus carota var. boissieri

NHPID Name:

Aspartame Acesulfame

Modification:

New toxicity restriction: Aspartame and acesulfame moieties are covered by the ADIs established previously for aspartame (0-40 mg/kg bw) and acesulfame potassium (0-15 mg/kg bw).

NHPID Name:

Orange Oil

Modification:

Removed NMI restriction: Topical