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 March 12, 2012.
- Announcements
- New Ingredients
- Removed Ingredients
- Revised NHPID Names
- Revised Proper and Common Names
- New Roles
- New NMI Purposes
- Removed 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:
Oregano Oil
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Lagenaria siceraria
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Bergenia ciliata
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Vitreoscilla Ferment
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Vaccinium ovalifolium fruit
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Caraway fruit dry
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Polyglycerate 60
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Octyldodecyl Xyloside
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Vaccinium ovalifolium fruit extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Tetrahydropiperine
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.
Old NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex GLY
New NHPID Name:
Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex glycine
Old NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex GLY
New NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycine
Old NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex GLY
New NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycine
Revised Proper and Common Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.
NHPID Name:
Potassium Alum
Removed Proper Name(s):
Potassium Alum
NHPID Name:
Potassium Alum
Removed Common Name(s):
Potassium aluminum(+3) cation disulfate dodecahydrate; Sulfuric Acid, Aluminum Potassium Salt (2:1:1), Dodecahydrate
NHPID Name:
Potassium Alum
New Proper Name(s):
Potassium aluminum disulfate dodecahydrate; Sulfuric acid, aluminum potassium salt (2:1:1), dodecahydrate
NHPID Name:
Potassium Alum
New Common Name(s):
Alum, Potassium
NHPID Name:
Callerya speciosa
New Common Name(s):
Niu ta li
NHPID Name:
Hydrogenated lecithin
New Proper Name:
Lecithins, hydrogenated
NHPID Name:
Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex glycine
New Common Name:
Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Glycine Complex
NHPID Name:
Ganoderma lucidum
New Common Name(s):
Ling zhi
NHPID Name:
Trametes versicolor
New Common Name(s):
Yunzhi
NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycine
New Common Name(s):
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycine complex
NHPID Name:
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycine
New Common Name(s):
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycine complex
New Roles
In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.
NHPID Name:
Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Old Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal
New Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Gold trichloride
Old Role:
Non-NHP
New Role:
Medicinal & Non-NHP
NHPID Name:
Shark cartilage
Old Role:
No role
New Role:
Medicinal
New NMI Purposes
In this update, the following non-medicinal ingredients acquired a new non-medicinal purpose.
NHPID Name:
Hydrogenated lecithin
New NMI Purpose:
Skin-Conditioning Agent
NHPID Name:
Vaccinium ovalifolium fruit extract
New NMI Purpose:
Flavour Enhancer
NHPID Name:
Tetrahydropiperine
New NMI Purpose:
Skin-Conditioning Agent
Removed NMI purposes
In this update, non-medicinal purpose(s) have been removed for the following non-medicinal ingredients.
No Changes.
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:
Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Not applicable to whole herb preparations: Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI."
NHPID Name:
Origanum Majorana Leaf Oil
New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
Route of administration: topical; Detail:Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI.
NHPID Name:
Origanum Oil Spanish
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Route of administration: Oral; Detail: Flavouring agent only. À cause de préoccupations reliées à l'innocuité, un apport d'huile d'origan allant jusqu'à 0.27 microgrammes/kg de poids corporel par jour est permis. Les demandeurs doivent fournir des preuves appuyant l'innocuité de la quantité du carvacrol présente dans l'huile d'origan s'ils désirent en utiliser une quantité plus élevée comme ingrédient non médicinal dans leurs produits. En l'absence de donnés appuyant l'innocuité, l'huile d'origan ne peut pas être considérée comme ingrédient non médicinal si l'exposition du carvacrol provenant du PSN dépasse 0.23 microgrammes /kg de poids corporel par jour.
NHPID Name:
Marjoram Oil, Sweet
New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI.
NHPID Name:
Oleoresin Marjoram Sweet
Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Flavouring agent only.Not applicable to whole herb preparations: Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI.
NHPID Name:
Origanum minutiflorum
New Medicinal Restriction(s) added :
Not applicable to whole herb preparations: Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI.
NHPID Name:
Origanum syriacum
New Medicinal Restriction(s) added :
Not applicable to whole herb preparations: Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI.
NHPID Name:
Origanum majorana
New Medicinal Restriction(s) added :
Not applicable to whole herb preparations: Based on safety concerns, oregano oil intake of up to 0.27 micrograms/kg body weight per day is allowed. Applicants must provide evidence to support the safe use of the carvacrol content of oil of oregano, if they would like to use a higher quantity as a NMI in their product. If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, the oil of oregano cannot be considered to be a NMI.
NHPID Name:
Triclosan
New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
Route of administration: Dental; Detail: Permitted at concentrations equal to or less than 0.3% in dentifrices, if Triclosan does not contribute to the claim.
NHPID Name:
Gold trichloride
New Additional Details added :
Manufacturers will be able to apply for market authorization for products containing the exempted strengths, uses, routes of administration or dosages of this medicinal ingredient as a natural health product pursuant to the Natural Health Products Regulations. Potential safety concerns for products containing this medicinal ingredient would be considered during the premarket review process under the Natural Health Products Regulations. This amendment does not alter existing compliance mechanisms under the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act, the Food and Drug Regulations and the Natural Health Products Regulations enforced by the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate.
NHPID Name:
Lamna nasus (porbeagle shark) cartilage
New Method(s) of Preparation added:
Dry standardised; Powdered standardised
NHPID Name:
Shark cartilage
New Method(s) of Preparation added:
Dry standardised; Powdered standardised
NHPID Name:
Eicosapentaenoic acid
New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Omega-3 acid ethyl ester
NHPID Name:
Docosahexaenoic acid
New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Omega-3 acid ethyl ester
NHPID Name:
Ganoderma lucidum
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Polysaccharides (Part: Whole)
NHPID Name:
Trametes versicolor
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Polysaccharides (Part: Whole)
Monograph Modifications
In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.
No Changes.
AbLS Modifications
In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.
No Changes.
Controlled Vocabulary Modifications
In this update, the following controlled vocabulary (dosage forms, methods of preparation, quality test methods, etc) were added or modified.
No Changes.
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.
NHPID Name:
EHP_Arbutus andrachne
Modification:
The ingredient has been removed