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 June 19, 2012.

Announcements
New Ingredients
Removed Ingredients
Revised NHPID Names
Revised Proper and Common Names
New Roles
Revised Restrictions
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 apply to the most recent versions of the ePLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest versions of the e-PLA, namely versions 1.4.4 and 2.0.1. Version 1.4.4, known as the Cfgm ePLA, is dedicated to applications of type Compendial from generated monographs (Cfgm), which are used when attesting to a generated single ingredient monograph. Version 2.0.1 is for all application types except for Compendial from generated monographs. The forms are available for downloading from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/applications/online-enligne/guidance-reference-eng.php.

New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

Dioscorea alata

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Nonoxynol-4

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Commiphora habessinica

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Pleuroncodes planipes

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Polyquaternium-48

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Herba Gueldenstaedtia

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon Pereirae (Balsam Peru) Resin

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Arachidyl Propionate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Glycereth-8 Hydroxystearate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Lauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Herba Lycopodii

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Mangifera indica fruit

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Ammonium Nitrate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Auricularia auricula-judae

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dipentaerythrityl Pentaisononanoate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Aluminum calcium sodium silicate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Polysilicone-6

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Olivine extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

Removed Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

Several ingredients

Role:

Medicinal

Revised NHPID Names

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

Old NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum

New NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum

Old NHPID Name:

Myroxylon pereirae

New NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae

Old NHPID Name:

Cascarilla Oil

New NHPID Name:

Cascarilla Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Celery Seed Oil

New NHPID Name:

Celery Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Cinnamon Leaf Oil

New NHPID Name:

Cinnamon Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Costus Root Oil

New NHPID Name:

Costus Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Cubeb Oil

New NHPID Name:

Cubeb Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Cumin Oil

New NHPID Name:

Cumin Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Ginger Oil

New NHPID Name:

Ginger Essential Oil

Old NHPID Name:

Labdanum Oil

New NHPID Name:

Labdanum Essential Oil

Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:

Lycopodium clavatum

Removed Common Name(s):

Common club-moss

NHPID Name:

Euterpe oleracea

Removed Common Name(s):

Açaí, Açaí-do-Pará, Acai palm

NHPID Name:

Tribulus terrestris

New Common Name(s):

Gokshura, Goksura, Puncturevine caltrop

NHPID Name:

Phyllanthus emblica

New Common Name(s):

Emblic

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum

Removed Common Name(s):

Balsam-of-Peru, Balsam-of-Peru-tree, Opobalsam, Peru balsam, Tolu-balsam-tree, Balsam-of-Tolu

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum

New Common Name(s):

Balsam of Tolu

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae

New Common Name(s):

Balsam of Peru, Peru balsam

NHPID Name:

Thiamine diphosphate

Removed Proper Name(s):

3-[(4-Amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-4-methyl-5-(4,6,6-trihydroxy-3,5-dioxa-4,6-diphosphahex-1-yl)thiazolium chloride P,P'-dioxide

NHPID Name:

Thiamine diphosphate

New Proper Name(s):

Pyrophosphoric ester of thiamine

NHPID Name:

Thiamine diphosphate

New Common Name(s):

Thiamine pyrophosphate

NHPID Name:

Cascarilla Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Cascarilla Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Cascarilla Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Cascarilla Oil

NHPID Name:

Celery Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Celery Essential Oil, Celery Seed Essential Oil, Celery Fruit Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Celery Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Celery Seed Oil

NHPID Name:

Cinnamon Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Cinnamon Essential Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil, Cinnamon Twig Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Cinnamon Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Cinnamon Leaf Oil

NHPID Name:

Costus Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Costus Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Costus Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Costus Root Oil, Muxiang

NHPID Name:

Cubeb Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Cubeb Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Cubeb Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Cubeb Oil

NHPID Name:

Cumin Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Cumin Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Cumin Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Cumin Oil

NHPID Name:

Ginger Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Ginger Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Ginger Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Ginger Oil, Fresh ginger

NHPID Name:

Labdanum Essential Oil

New Common Name(s):

Labdanum Essential Oil

NHPID Name:

Labdanum Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Labdanum Oil , Rock rose

New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Zinc sulfate monohydrate

Old Role:

New Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

alpha-Carotene

Old Role:

Non-medicinal

New Role:

Non-medicinal and Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae

Old Role:

New Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Polyethylene naphthalate

Old Role:

Non-NHP

New Role:

Non-NHP and Non-medicinal

Revised Restrictions

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.

NHPID Name:

Several ingredients

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Oral (For Flavour Enhancer)

NHPID Name:

Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Oral

NHPID Name:

Several ingredients

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

NHPID Name:

Royal Jelly

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Oral

NHPID Name:

Polyethylene naphthalate

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

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:

Elaeis guineensis

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Medium chain triglycerides (Parts: Seed; Seed endosperm)

NHPID Name:

Bos taurus

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Several ingredients(Part: Milk)

NHPID Name:

Capra hircus

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Several ingredients(Part: Milk)

NHPID Name:

Benzocaine

New Source Ingredient(s) added:

para-Aminobenzoic acid

NHPID Name:

Ecdysterone

New Source Material(s) added:

Polypodium vulgare (Part: Rhizome)

NHPID Name:

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Folate (Part: Herb top)

NHPID Name:

Herba Visci

New Method(s) of Preparation added:

Decoction, Extract dry

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum

New Taxonomical Synonym(s) added:

Toluifera balsamum

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae

New Taxonomical Synonym(s) added:

Myrospermum pereirae, Myroxylon pereirae, Toluifera pereirae

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Benzyl benzoate, Nerolidol (Part: Stem balsam)

NHPID Name:

Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Benzyl benzoate, Nerolidol (Part: Stem balsam)

NHPID Name:

Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide

New NMI Purpose(s):

Fermentable Carbohydrate

NHPID Name:

Piperine

New Toxicity restriction added:

Upper Limit: 0.4 Miligrams/day

NHPID Name:

Piperine

New Additional Details added :

Flavouring agent only.When Piperine is used in a product as a non-medicinal ingredient, the amount must not exceed 0.4 mg per day. In addition, the amount of piperine used in the product must also be stated in the product licence application (PLA) form.

NHPID Name:

Cannabis sativa

New Toxicity restriction added:

Upper Limit: 10 Parts per million

NHPID Name:

Cannabis sativa

Medicinal Rationale changed:

Cannabis sativa, in part, includes hemp: non-viable hemp seeds, mature stalks that do not include leaves, flowers, seeds or branches, and fibre derived from such stalks. These are plant materials that fall under Item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Natural Health Products Regulations. Hemp seed derivatives such as hemp seed oil and protein fall under Item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Natural Health Products Regulations, as extracts or isolates of a substance described in item 1, the primary molecular structure of which is identical to that which it had prior to its extraction or isolation.

NHPID Name:

Cannabis sativa

New Additional Details added :

Hemp products cannot contain more than 10 ppm of delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC), and their production must be in compliance with the Industrial Hemp Regulations. Les produits du chanvre ne peuvent contenir plus de 10 ppm de delta 9-tétrahydrocannabinol (THC), et leur production doit être conforme au Règlement sur le chanvre industriel.

NHPID Name:

Cannabis sativa

Non-NHP Rationale changed:

Cannabis sativa, in part, includes marihuana. Substances subject to Item 4 of Schedule 2 to the Natural Health Products Regulations, citing Schedule II to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, are excluded from being either medicinal or non-medicinal ingredients in natural health products.

NHPID Name:

Semen Cannabis

New Toxicity restriction added:

Upper Limit: 10 Parts per million

NHPID Name:

Semen Cannabis

Medicinal Rationale changed:

Non-viable hemp seeds are classified as NHPs under Schedule 1, item 1 (plant or plant material) of the NHP Regulations.

NHPID Name:

Semen Cannabis

Additional Details changed:

Non-viable hemp seeds cannot contain more than 10 ppm of delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC), and their production must be in compliance with the Industrial Hemp Regulations.

NHPID Name:

Cascarilla Essential Oil