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 08, 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:

Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Phyllanthus Maderaspatensis

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Euphorbiae Hirtae Herba

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Gendarussae Herba

Role:

Medicinal

NHPID Name:

Myrrh Oil

Role:

Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:

Commiphora Myrrha Gum 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.

Old NHPID Name:

Chamaesyce hirta

New NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Old NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

New NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed 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:

Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate

Removed Common Name(s):

Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate

NHPID Name:

Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate

New Common Name(s):

Pentaerythritol tetraoctanoate; Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Removed Proper Name(s):

Chamaesyce hirta

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

New Proper Name(s):

Euphorbia hirta

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Removed Common Name(s):

Asthma plant

NHPID Name:

Myrrh Essential Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Commiphora myrrha essential oil

NHPID Name:

Safflower Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Safflower

NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

Removed Common Name(s):

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

New Common Name(s):

Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower) seed oil

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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:

Myrrh 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:

Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:

New Detail: For topical use only.

NHPID Name:

Spirulina Platensis Extract

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:

Oral

NHPID Name:

Spirulina Platensis Extract

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:

New Allowed Purposes: Colour Additive

NHPID Name:

Spirulina Platensis Extract

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

General

NHPID Name:

Safflower Oil

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

General

NHPID Name:

Safflower Oil

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:

General

NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:

New Detail: For topical use only.

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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:

Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:

7299-99-2

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Source Material(s) removed:

Chamaesyce hirta ( Parts: Whole plant )

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

New Source Material(s) added:

Euphorbia hirta ( Parts: Whole plant )

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Taxonomical Synonym(s) removed:

Euphorbia hirta

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

New Taxonomical Synonym(s) added:

Chamaesyce hirta

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Modification:

Revised Genus: Euphorbia; Revised Organism: Euphorbia hirta

NHPID Name:

Euphorbia hirta

Modification:

New Geographic Areas: Northern America , Southern America

NHPID Name:

Spirulina Platensis Extract

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:

Spirulina Platensis Extract

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Extract dry standardized; Extract liquid standardized

NHPID Name:

Annatto

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:

1393-63-1

NHPID Name:

Annatto

New Toxicity restriction added:

(i) Component bixin - acceptable daily intake up to 12 mg/kg bw, (ii) Component norbixin and its sodium and potassium salt - acceptable daily intake up to 0.6 mg/kg bw (as a group acceptable daily intake expressed as norbixin).

NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

Modification:

Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

Method(s) of Preparation removed:

Oil fixed standardized

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