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 January 22, 2021.

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 web-based Product Licence Application (web PLA) form. All new product licence application submissions must use the web PLA form.

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New Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Sambucus Nigra Seed Oil

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Saccharina Latissima

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Neoagarum Fimbriatum

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Devaleraea Mollis

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Iron Hydroxide Adipate Tartrate

Role:

No role

NHPID Name:

Peppermint Oil

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:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

New Common Name(s):

Mentha piperita (Peppermint) oil

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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Peppermint Essential Oil

Old Role:

Non-medicinal

New Role:

No role

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Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

NHPID Name:

Acetone

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:

General Upper Limit: 0.5 Units: Percent Detail: 0.5% (ICH) Reference: ICH

NHPID Name:

Acetone

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

General Upper Limit: 0.5 . Units: Percent . Detail: 0.5% (ICH) . Reference: ICH

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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:

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Name Reference removed:

UNAVA

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

New Name Reference added:

GRIN

NHPID Name:

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Medicinal Rationale changed:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 1 (a plant or a plant material) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

NHPID Name:

Bioflavonoids

New Source Material(s) added:

Passiflora incarnata Part: Flower Humulus lupulus Part: Strobile Scutellaria lateriflora Part: Herb top Matricaria chamomilla Part: Flower

NHPID Name:

Passiflora incarnata

New Name Reference added:

GRIN

NHPID Name:

Passiflora incarnata

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Bioflavonoids

NHPID Name:

Humulus lupulus

New Source Material(s) added:

GRIN

NHPID Name:

Humulus lupulus

New Source Material(s) added:

Bioflavonoids

NHPID Name:

Scutellaria lateriflora

New Source Material(s) added:

GRIN

NHPID Name:

Scutellaria lateriflora

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Bioflavonoids

NHPID Name:

Matricaria chamomilla

Toxicity Restriction removed:

GRIN

NHPID Name:

Matricaria chamomilla

New Source Material(s) added:

Bioflavonoids

NHPID Name:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

New Source Material(s) added:

Mentha piperita - Whole plant

NHPID Name:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) Standardized

NHPID Name:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

Removed NMI purpose(s):

Flavour Enhancer; Preservative Antimicrobial

NHPID Name:

Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

Modification:

For topical use only, up to 5%, when formulated to be non-sensitizing.

NHPID Name:

Peppermint Essential Oil

Medicinal Rationale changed:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an extract) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

NHPID Name:

Acetone

New Name Reference added:

MIO

NHPID Name:

Acetone

Toxicity Restriction changed:

New Detail: Up to 50 mg/day as residual solvent without justification, equivalent to a concentration limit of 5000 ppm when assuming a product mass of 10 g administered daily. This limit applies to all dosage forms and routes of administration.

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