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 August 20, 2013.

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 2.2.0. 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 2.2.0 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:

Barbarea verna

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Hydrogenated tallow glycerides

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Potassium hydrogenated tallowate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Corbicula japonica

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Corbicula leana

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Sparassis crispa

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dimagnesium malate

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Magnolia champaca flower extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Schisandra Chinensis fruit flavour

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Calophyllum membranaceum

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Alyxia sinensis

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Tetrahydrocurcuminoids

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Pansy flower

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Glycine propionyl L-carnitine hydrochloride

Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Avenanthramides

Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Casanthranol

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Chemical Substance - Madecassoside

Role:

Non-medicinal

Removed Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

Herbal Component - Madecassoside

Role:

Non-medicinal

Revised NHPID Names

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

Old NHPID Name:

Radix Achyrantes Ridentatae

New NHPID Name:

Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae

Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:

Konjac flour

New Common Name(s):

Konjac mannan

New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Zinc sulfate

Old Role:

Non-medicinal

New Role:

Medicinal & Non-medicinal

Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:

Piroctone olamine

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Dental

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:

Bioflavonoids

New Source Material(s) added:

Passiflora incarnata ( Parts: Herb )

NHPID Name:

beta-Carotene

New Source Material(s) added:

Ipomoea batatas ( Parts: Root )

NHPID Name:

Anthocyanosides

Source Material(s) removed:

Ipomoea batatas ( Parts: Fruit )

NHPID Name:

Anthocyanosides

New Source Material(s) added:

Ipomoea batatas ( Parts: Root )

NHPID Name:

beta-glucan

New Source Material(s) added:

Sparassis crispa ( Parts: Fruiting body )

NHPID Name:

Pectin

New Source Material(s) added:

Citrus aurantiifolia ( Parts: Fruit flesh ); Citrus aurantiifolia ( Parts: Fruit peel inner ); Citrus aurantiifolia ( Parts: Fruit peel outer )

NHPID Name:

Salicin

New Source Material(s) added:

Salix alba (Parts: Young branch bark); Salix daphnoides (Parts: Young branch bark) ; Salix purpurea (Parts: Young branch bark); Salix x fragilis (Parts: Young branch bark)

NHPID Name:

L-Isoleucine

New NMI Purpose(s):

Flavour Enhancer

NHPID Name:

Tryptophan

New NMI Purpose(s):

Stabilizing Agent

NHPID Name:

Linoleic acid

New Source Material(s) added:

Rubus idaeus ( Parts: Seed )