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 April 22, 2022.

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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:
Bambusa Vulgaris Water

Role:
Non-Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Althaea Rosea Flower Extract

Role:
Non-Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Polygoni Tinctorii Folium

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters

Role:
Non-Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Ethyl Olivate

Role:
Non-Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate

Role:
Non-Medicinal


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Removed Ingredients

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

NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil

Role:
Non-Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Orange Flower Oil

Role:
Medicinal


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Revised NHPID Names

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

Old NHPID Name:
Rose hip

New NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Old NHPID Name:
Whey protein concentrate

New NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Concentrate

Old NHPID Name:
Whey protein hydrolysate

New NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

Old NHPID Name:
Whey protein isolate

New NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Isolate

Old NHPID Name:
Pea protein isolate

New NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

Old NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

New NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

Old NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil

New NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower 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:
Massa Medicata Fermentata

Removed Proper Name(s):
Artemisia annua; Persicaria hydropiper; Prunus armeniaca; Triticum aestivum; Vigna umbellate; Xanthium sibiricum

NHPID Name:
Massa Medicata Fermentata

New Proper Name(s):
Massa medicata fermentata

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Removed Common Name(s):
Rose hip

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Removed Proper Name(s):
Rose hip

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

New Common Name(s):
Rose hips

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

New Proper Name(s):
Rosa canina

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Concentrate

Removed Common Name(s):
Whey protein concentrate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Concentrate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Whey protein concentrate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Concentrate

New Common Name(s):
Whey protein concentrate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Concentrate

New Proper Name(s):
Whey protein concentrate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

Removed Common Name(s):
Whey protein hydrolysate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Whey protein hydrolysate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

New Common Name(s):
Whey protein hydrolysate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

New Proper Name(s):
Whey protein hydrolysate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Isolate

Removed Common Name(s):
Whey protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Isolate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Whey protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Isolate

New Common Name(s):
Whey protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Isolate

New Proper Name(s):
Whey protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

Removed Common Name(s):
Pea protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Pea protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

New Common Name(s):
Pea protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

New Proper Name(s):
Pea protein isolate

NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

Removed Common Name(s):
Probiotic Blend

NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

Removed Proper Name(s):
Probiotic Blend

NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

New Common Name(s):
Probiotic blend

NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

New Proper Name(s):
Probiotic blend

NHPID Name:
Grape Seed Oil

New Common Name(s):
Vitis vinifera (Grape) seed oil

NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil

Removed Common Name(s):
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Essential Oil; Neroli (Bitter Orange flower) Essential Oil;

NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil

New Common Name(s):
Citrus aurantium amara (Bitter orange) flower oil; Citrus aurantium amara flower oil


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New Roles

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

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Hydroxycitronellal

Old Role:
Non-NHP

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Isoeugenol

Old Role:
Non-NHP

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Nickel (II) sulfate

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Nickel (II) sulfate

Old Role:
Non-NHP

New Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

Old Role:
No role

New Role:
Medicinal


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Revised Restrictions

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

NHPID Name:
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Revised Detail: Up to 0.25%, when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.

NHPID Name:
Hydroxycitronellal

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral

NHPID Name:
Hydroxycitronellal

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
New Allowed Purposes: Flavour Enhancer

NHPID Name:
Hydroxycitronellal

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General

NHPID Name:
Isoeugenol

New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Oral

NHPID Name:
Isoeugenol

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
New Allowed Purposes: Flavour Enhancer

NHPID Name:
Isoeugenol

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General

NHPID Name:
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate

Route(s) of Adminstration removed:
Topical

NHPID Name:
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
New Detail: For dental or topical use only.

NHPID Name:
Grape Seed Oil

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General

NHPID Name:
Grape Seed Oil

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General

NHPID Name:
Grape Seed Oil

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
General

NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) changed:
Removed Allowed Purposes: Fragrance Ingredient; Revised Detail: For topical use only, up to 0.049%, when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.


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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:
Massa Medicata Fermentata

Additional Details changed:
The six ingredients of Massa Medicata Fermentata are listed in the State Drug Standard (SDS) Shenqu monograph WS3-B-3555-98 (in Chinese), available at: http://www.newdruginfo.com/ypbz/zybb/bbzl0109.htm. These six ingredients must be displayed as source materials in the web PLA form.

NHPID Name:
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract

Additional Details changed:
This ingredient, a known source of vitamin C, should be declared as medicinal ingredient with vitamin C as potency constituent for oral products making related claims and/or providing a daily dose of vitamin C higher than the minimum for the intended subpopulation(s) as outlined in the Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Supplements monograph.

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1: Plant and plant material

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Group organism(s) removed:
Rose Hip group - Fruit

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

New Source Material(s) added:
Rosa canina - Fruit

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Extract liquid; Extract liquid standardized; Fresh

NHPID Name:
Rose Hips

Additional Details changed:
This ingredient, a known source of vitamin C, should be declared as medicinal ingredient with vitamin C as potency constituent for oral products making related claims and/or providing a daily dose of vitamin C higher than the minimum for the intended subpopulation(s) as outlined in the Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Supplements monograph.

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

Toxicity Restriction removed:
Detail:% protein on a dry basis should be ? 10.

NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate

New Additional Details added :
% protein on a dry basis should be equal or higher than 10%.

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

Modification:
Revised Category: Approved Chemical Name

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

Modification:
New Schedule 1: Extract

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Protein

NHPID Name:
Pea Protein Isolate

New Additional Details added :
% protein on a dry basis should not be lower than 90%.

NHPID Name:
Protein

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Pea Protein Isolate

NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed collagen type II

Modification:
Revised Category: Approved Chemical Name

NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed collagen type II

New Source Material(s) added:
Raja clavata - Cartilage

NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed collagen type II

New Source Material(s) added:
Raja brachyura - Cartilage

NHPID Name:
Hydrolyzed collagen type II

New Source Material(s) added:
Leucoraja naevus - Cartilage

NHPID Name:
Spermidine

New Source Material(s) added:
Triticum aestivum - Seed germ

NHPID Name:
Triticum aestivum

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Spermidine

NHPID Name:
Probiotic Blend

New Additional Details added :
A cover letter listing each probiotic micro-organism contained in the probiotic blend, as well as its strain designation, will need to be submitted with the product licence application (PLA). The only acceptable method of preparation is batch fermentation. Each individual probiotic micro-organism in the blend must be listed as a source material in the web PLA form.

NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil

Modification:
Removed Schedule 1: Plant and plant material

NHPID Name:
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil

New NMI Purpose(s):
Skin-Conditioning Agent


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Monograph Modifications

In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.

Modification:
Major edits to the Workout Supplements monograph

Modification:
Minor edits to the Whey Products monograph


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AbLS Modifications

In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.

No Changes.


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Controlled Vocabulary Modifications

In this update, the following controlled vocabulary (dosage forms, methods of preparation, quality test methods, etc) were added or modified.

Modification:
Name: AOAC 2014.05; Association of Official Analytical Chemists 2014.05 - 3M(tm) Petrifilm(tm) Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate Type: Microbial Subtype: Contaminating Fungus; Yeast and Mold Description: Method to determine the enumeration of yeast and mold in food

Modification:
Name: MFLP-49; Microbiology Food Laboratory Procedure-49 - VIDAS(r) UP Salmonella (SPT) method Type: Microbial Subtype: Salmonella Description: Method of detection of Salmonella spp. in food products and environmental surfaces


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Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications

In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.

NHPID Name:
HPUS_Arnica montana_Topical

Modification:
The homeopathic substance HPUS_Arnica montana_Topical was added

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