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 February 23, 2024.
- 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
- Previous What's New
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.
New Ingredients
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were added.
NHPID Name:
Tri(Polyglyceryl-3/Lauryl) Hydrogenated Trilinoleate
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Citrus Maxima × Citrus Paradisi
Role:
Medicinal
NHPID Name:
Oroblanco Grapefruit Fruit Flesh
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
Anetholea Anisata Leaf Extract
Role:
Non-medicinal
NHPID Name:
L-Alanyl-L-Proline
Role:
No role
Removed Ingredients
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients were removed.
No Changes.
Revised NHPID Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their NHPID name revised.
No Changes.
Revised Proper and Common Names
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.
No Changes.
New Roles
In this update, the roles of the following non-homeopathic ingredients were changed.
No Changes.
Revised Restrictions
In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients underwent a modification related to their restrictions.
NHPID Name:
Cucumaria frondosa
New Medicinal Restriction(s) added :
Marine biotoxins such as paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins have been reported as potentially present in several sea cucumber species worldwide (Dean et al. 2020; FDA 2022; Silva et al. 2018). The Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) monitors, classifies and controls areas where filter-feeding bivalve molluscan shellfish are harvested. The objective of the monitoring program is to ensure shellfish harvest areas are placed in closed status when unacceptable biotoxin (paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin, amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) toxin, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxin and pectenotoxins) levels are reached. The limits of these marine biotoxins in foods are also set out in Health Canada's Maximum Levels for Chemical Contaminants in Foods. Although sea cucumbers are not captured as part of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP), the potential for marine biotoxin accumulation in sea cucumbers exists.
Confirmation is required to ensure that products containing sea cucumber are safe for human consumption where it has been harvested from waters with controls comparable to that in place under the CSSP and produced in compliance with the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
NHPID Name:
Apostichopus californicus
New Medicinal Restriction(s) added :
Marine biotoxins such as paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins have been reported as potentially present in several sea cucumber species worldwide (Dean et al. 2020; FDA 2022; Silva et al. 2018). The Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) monitors, classifies and controls areas where filter-feeding bivalve molluscan shellfish are harvested. The objective of the monitoring program is to ensure shellfish harvest areas are placed in closed status when unacceptable biotoxin (paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin, amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) toxin, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxin and pectenotoxins) levels are reached. The limits of these marine biotoxins in foods are also set out in Health Canada's Maximum Levels for Chemical Contaminants in Foods. Although sea cucumbers are not captured as part of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP), the potential for marine biotoxin accumulation in sea cucumbers exists. Confirmation is required to ensure that products containing sea cucumber are safe for human consumption where it has been harvested from waters with controls comparable to that in place under the CSSP and produced in compliance with the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
NHPID Name:
Stichopus horrens
New Medicinal Restriction(s) added :
Marine biotoxins such as paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins have been reported as potentially present in several sea cucumber species worldwide (Dean et al. 2020; FDA 2022; Silva et al. 2018). The Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) monitors, classifies and controls areas where filter-feeding bivalve molluscan shellfish are harvested. The objective of the monitoring program is to ensure shellfish harvest areas are placed in closed status when unacceptable biotoxin (paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin, amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) toxin, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxin and pectenotoxins) levels are reached. The limits of these marine biotoxins in foods are also set out in Health Canada's Maximum Levels for Chemical Contaminants in Foods. Although sea cucumbers are not captured as part of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP), the potential for marine biotoxin accumulation in sea cucumbers exists. Confirmation is required to ensure that products containing sea cucumber are safe for human consumption where it has been harvested from waters with controls comparable to that in place under the CSSP and produced in compliance with the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Staigeriana Branch/Leaf Oil
New Route(s) of Adminstration added:
Topical
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:
Cod Liver Oil
Modification:
New Included Genus Species: Gadus chalcogrammus
NHPID Name:
Eucalyptus Staigeriana Branch/Leaf Oil
New Additional Details added :
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 natural health products, unless additional evidence for safety is submitted.
NHPID Name:
Glucosamine hydrochloride
New Source Material(s) added:
Corynebacterium glutamicum (Parts: Whole Cell for Biosynthesis)
NHPID Name:
Corynebacterium glutamicum
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Glucosamine hydrochloride
NHPID Name:
Abscisic Acid
New Source Material(s) added:
Prunus persica var. nucipersica (Part: Immature fruit)
NHPID Name:
Prunus persica var. nucipersica
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Abscisic Acid
NHPID Name:
Prunus persica var. nucipersica
Modification:
New Source Material Constituent(s): Immature fruit
NHPID Name:
Reynoutria japonica
Modification:
New Source Material Constituent(s): Leaf; Rhizome; Stem
NHPID Name:
Whey Protein Hydrolysate
New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
L-Alanyl-L-Proline
Monograph Modifications
In this update, the following single ingredient or product monographs were added or modified.
Modification:
Bilberry - Vaccinium myrtillus - Oral
Modification:
Panax ginseng
Modification:
Oral Health Products
Modification:
Diaper Rash Products
Modification:
Carbon Dioxide-Releasing Laxatives
Modification:
Hyperosmotic Laxatives
Modification:
Free Plant Sterols
Modification:
Plant Stanol Esters
Modification:
Plant Sterol Esters
Modification:
Beta-Glucan
Modification:
Cod Liver Oil
AbLS Modifications
In this update, the following abbreviated labelling standards were added or modified.
No Changes.
Controlled Vocabulary Modifications
In this update, the following controlled vocabulary (dosage forms, methods of preparation, quality test methods, etc) were added or modified.
No Changes.
Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications
In this update, the following homeopathic ingredients were added or modified.
No Changes.
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