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 31, 2025.

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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:
Eleiodoxa Conferta

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Honeybush Tea

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Ferula Gummosa

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Cryptomeria Japonica

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:
Xylose isomerase

New NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

Old NHPID Name:
Tutti fruitti flavour

New NHPID Name:
Tutti Frutti Flavour


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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:
Rhaponticum carthamoides

New Common Name(s):
Leuzea

NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

Removed Proper Name(s):
D-xylose aldose-ketose-isomerase

NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

Removed Common Name(s):
D-xylose isomerase

NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

New Proper Name(s):
alpha-D-Xylopyranose aldose-ketose-isomerase

NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

New Common Name(s):
Glucose isomerase; Xylose isomerase

NHPID Name:
Tutti Frutti Flavour

Removed Common Name(s):
Tutti fruitti flavour

NHPID Name:
Tutti Frutti Flavour

Removed Proper Name(s):
Tutti fruitti flavour

NHPID Name:
Tutti Frutti Flavour

New Common Name(s):
Tutti frutti flavour

NHPID Name:
Tutti Frutti Flavour

New Proper Name(s):
Tutti frutti flavour


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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:
Tutti Frutti Flavour

Non-medicinal Restriction(s) removed:
General


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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:
Docosapentaenoic acid

New Source Material(s) added:
Euphausia pacifica (Parts: Whole); Euphausia superba (Parts: Whole)

NHPID Name:
Krill oil

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Docosapentaenoic acid

NHPID Name:
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice

Modification:
Revised Schedule 1:Extract

NHPID Name:
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice

Modification:
Removed Parts: Rhizome; Stolon

NHPID Name:
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice

New Method(s) of Preparation added:
Prepared and dry

NHPID Name:
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice

Method(s) of Preparation removed:
Extract dry

NHPID Name:
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice

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

NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
9023-82-9

NHPID Name:
Xylose Isomerase

New Source Material(s) added:
Streptomyces murinus (Parts: Whole Cell)

NHPID Name:
Calcium

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Calcium alpha-ketoglutarate

NHPID Name:
Calcium alpha-ketoglutarate

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Calcium


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Monograph Modifications

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

Modification:
Black Cohosh - Actaea Racemosa

Modification:
Black Horehound - Ballota Nigra

Modification:
Caraway - Carum Carvi

Modification:
Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone-10)

Modification:
Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice Oral

Modification:
German Chamomile - Matricaria Chamomilla Topical

Modification:
Juniper - Juniperus Communis

Modification:
Lactase

Modification:
Krill Oil

Modification:
Blueberry


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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:
New Organism Part Preparation Types: Extract soft


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Homeopathic Ingredient Modifications

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

No Changes.

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