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 06, 2018.

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
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The updates to the NHPID listed below apply to the most recent version of the ePLA (electronic Product Licence Application). All new electronic submissions of a Product Licence Application must use the latest version of the e-PLA, namely version 2.3.1, which is available for downloading from e-PLA 2.3.1

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New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

Polyquaternium-76

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Gardenia Jasminoides Flower Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

PhEur_Hydrastis canadensis

Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Charcoal Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Myrtus Communis Leaf Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Cydonia Oblonga Leaf Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Calanus finmarchicus

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Phytosteryl isostearyl dimer dilinoleate

Role:

Non-medicinal

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Removed Ingredients

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

No Changes.

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Revised NHPID Names

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

No Changes.

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Revised Proper and Common Names

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

NHPID Name:

Oxacyclohexadecan-2-one

New Common Name(s):

Exaltolide

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New Roles

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

No Changes.

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Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:

Polyquaternium-76

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

NHPID Name:

Polyquaternium-76

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

Topical use only.

NHPID Name:

Polyquaternium-76

New Restriction Reference added:

ICID

NHPID Name:

Gardenia Jasminoides Flower Extract

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

NHPID Name:

Gardenia Jasminoides Flower Extract

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

Topical use only.

NHPID Name:

Polymethyl Methacrylate

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

Bulking Agent

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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:

Polyquaternium-76

New NMI Purpose(s):

Hair-Conditioning Agent

NHPID Name:

Gardenia Jasminoides Flower Extract

New NMI Purpose(s):

Skin-Conditioning Agent

NHPID Name:

Bos taurus

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Cholic Acid

NHPID Name:

Polygonum aviculare Extract

New NMI Purpose(s):

Skin-Conditioning Agent

NHPID Name:

Senegalia catechu

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Catechins

NHPID Name:

Creatine pyruvate

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Creatine

NHPID Name:

Pullulan

New NMI Purpose(s):

Binder

NHPID Name:

Pullulan

Additional Details removed:

The use of pullulan is acceptable in coating of food supplements that are in the form of capsules and tablets as well as in breath fresheners in the form of films.

NHPID Name:

Mica

New NMI Purpose(s):

Opacifying Agent

NHPID Name:

Magnesium stearate

New NMI Purpose(s):

Bulking Agent

NHPID Name:

Oil of vegetable

New Group organism(s) added:

Genus Species: Elaeis guineensis