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 December 23, 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
Previous What's New

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:

Zanthoxylum alatum fruit extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Chinese hawthorn fruit

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dried Chinese hawthorn fruit

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Chinese hawthorn fruit flavour

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Oleyl erucate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Red Clover Flavour

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dipeptide-4

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saskatoon berry extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dried saskatoon berry juice

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saskatoon berry juice concentrate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saskatoon berry juice

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saskatoon berry dry

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saskatoon berry

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Laminaria japonica extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Crambe Maritima Extract

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.

No Changes.

Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:

Fennel Oil

Removed Common Names:

Sweet fennel; No English equivalent to synonym "Fenouil odorant"

NHPID Name:

Malva verticillata

New Common Names:

Whorled mallow, No English equivalent to synonym "Mauve verticillée"

New Roles

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

No Changes.

New NMI Purposes

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

NHPID Name:

Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate

New NMI Purpose:

Emulsifying Agent

NHPID Name:

Goat milk powder

New NMI Purpose:

Filler

NHPID Name:

Oryza sativa (Rice) Seed Protein

New NMI Purpose:

Absorbent

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:

Pancreatic extract

Modification:

Revised methods of preparation to: Extract dry standardised

NHPID Name:

Chlorella vulgaris

Modification:

New subingredients: beta-Carotene; Biotin; Folate; Iron; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; Vitamin D; Vitamin K1

NHPID Name:

Vegetable oil

Modification:

Added new species to Organism Group: Morinda citrifolia

NHPID Name:

Goat milk powder

Modification:

Removal of Route Of Administration: Topical

NHPID Name:

Tryptophan

Modification:

New Restriction: Route Of Administration: Detail: " Considered Schedule F for human use in oral dosage form at a concentration of more than 220 mg per dosage unit or per daily dose, as a single ingredient or in combination with other ingredients"

NHPID Name:

Ephedra sinica

Modification:

New Role: Rationale: Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1 item 1 (plant or plant material) of the NHP Regulations.This ingredient is on the Restricted Substances list in the Natural Health Products Compliance Guide. Unauthorized products with this ingredient are subject to the risk-based approach to compliance. A product licence must be obtained prior to marketing in Canada . Reference: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/H164-29-2006E.pdf

NHPID Name:

Theobromine

Modification:

New source material: Theobroma cacao ( Parts: Seed)