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 September 30, 2019.

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:

Puerarin

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Hippophae Rhamnoides Kernel Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Sodium succinate

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Hydroxyethyl acrylate/Sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate/Steareth-20 methacrylate Copolymer

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

L-Fucose

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Rebaudioside M

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Crassostrea virginica

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Nicotinamide mononucleotide

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Oryza sativa (Rice) Germ Extract

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Diisobutyl adipate

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:

Amaranthus dubius

New Common Name(s):

Red Spinach

NHPID Name:

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

New Common Name(s):

Ju pi

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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Aloe barbadensis leaf extract

Old Role:

Medicinal

New Role:

Non-medicinal

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Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:

Polysilicone-31

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

NHPID Name:

Polysilicone-31

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

For topical use only

NHPID Name:

Vitamin A

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

NHPID Name:

Vitamin A

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

For topical use only, up to 1.0% retinol equivalents

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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:

Vegetable Blend

New Group organism(s) added:

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

NHPID Name:

Lantana camara

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Magnesium

NHPID Name:

Polysilicone-31

New NMI Purpose(s):

Film Former

NHPID Name:

Vitamin A

Additional Details changed:

The presence of this ingredient as restricted on the List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients (the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist) indicates that there are potential safety issues. This ingredient must be used in accordance with the restrictions set out on the Hotlist when included in topical natural health products, unless additional evidence for safety is submitted.

NHPID Name:

Sea Salt

New NMI Purpose(s):

Flavour Enhancer

NHPID Name:

Gallus gallus

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Glycosaminoglycans

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