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 October 01, 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:

Capsici Fructus

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Melo Semen

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Valerianae Jatamansi Rhizoma et Radix

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Entadae Semen

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Caryophylli Fructus

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Dihydroberberine

Role:

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.

Old NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil Coldpressed

New NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Old NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

New NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

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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:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Removed Common Name(s):

Huajuhong; Grapefruit Oil Coldpressed

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

New Common Name(s):

Grapefruit oil, coldpressed

NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Essential Oil; Grapefruit peel essential oil

NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

New Common Name(s):

Citrus paradisi (Grapefruit) peel oil; Citrus paradisi peel oil

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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:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

New Restriction Reference added:

Oral

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:

Removed Allowed Purposes: Flavour Enhancer ; Revised Detail: For oral use only.

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:

General

NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Topical

NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:

Upper Limit: 1.0 ; Units:Parts per million; Detail: For topical use only. The total concentration of furocoumarin-like substances in the finished product must not exceed 1 ppm.

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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:

Valeriana jatamansi

Taxonomical Synonym(s) removed:

Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) DC. ; Patrinia jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) D. Don ; Valeriana wallichii DC.

NHPID Name:

Polysaccharides

New Source Material(s) added:

Cordyceps militaris - Fruiting body

NHPID Name:

Cordyceps militaris

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Polysaccharides

NHPID Name:

Cordyceps militaris

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Live

NHPID Name:

Cordyceps militaris

New Method(s) of Preparation added:

Dry, Fresh

NHPID Name:

Cordyceps militaris

Medicinal Rationale changed:

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

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Source Material(s) removed:

Citrus paradisi - Fruit

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

New Source Material(s) added:

Citrus paradisi - Fruit peel

NHPID Name:

Grapefruit Oil, Coldpressed

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Oil, Essential (enfleurage); Oil, Essential (enfleurage) Standardized; Oil, Essential (expression) Standardized; Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation); Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation) Standardized; Oil, Essential (water steam distillation); Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) Standardized

NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:

Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Oil, Essential (expression) Standardized , Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation) , Oil, Essential (other methods of preparation) Standardized , Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) , Oil, Essential (water steam distillation) Standardized

NHPID Name:

Genistein

New Source Material(s) added:

Styphnolobium japonicum - Flower bud

NHPID Name:

Styphnolobium japonicum

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:

Genistein

NHPID Name:

Valeriana jatamansi

New Taxonomical Synonym(s) added:

Nardostachys jatamansi; Patrinia jatamansi; Valeriana wallichii