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 March 27, 2026.

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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:
Sodium Acrylic Acid/MA Copolymer

Role:
Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Hedera nepalensis

Role:
Medicinal

NHPID Name:
Magnesium carbonate monohydrate

Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Lysophosphatidylcholines

Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Lysine butyrate

Role:
No role

NHPID Name:
Asiaticosides

Role:
Component

NHPID Name:
Ferric maltol

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.

Old NHPID Name:
Sodium Hexafluoro silicate

New NHPID Name:
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

Old NHPID Name:
Stinging Nettle Aerial Parts Juice

New NHPID Name:
Stinging Nettle Juice

Old NHPID Name:
Acesulfame potassium

New NHPID Name:
Acesulfame potassium

Old NHPID Name:
Chromium amino acid chelate

New NHPID Name:
Chromium amino acid chelate

Old NHPID Name:
Manganese amino acid chelate

New NHPID Name:
Manganese amino acid chelate

Old NHPID Name:
Vanadium amino acid chelate

New NHPID Name:
Vanadium amino acid chelate

Old NHPID Name:
Zinc amino acid chelate

New NHPID Name:
Zinc amino acid chelate

Revised Common or Proper Names

In this update, the following non-homeopathic ingredients had their common or proper names revised.

NHPID Name:
Transgalactooligosaccharides

New Common Name(s):
Galactooligosaccharides

NHPID Name:
Olaflur

Removed Proper Name(s):
2,2'-[[3-[(2-Hydroxyethyl)octadecylamino]propyl]imino]bisethanol dihydrofluoride

NHPID Name:
Olaflur

New Proper Name(s):
2,2′-[[3-[(2-Hydroxyethyl)octadecylamino]propyl]imino]bisethanol hydrofluoride (1:2)

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride

Removed Proper Name(s):
Potassium Fluoride

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride

New Proper Name(s):
Potassium fluoride (KF)

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride

Removed Common Name(s):
Potassium fluoride (KF)

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride

New Common Name(s):
Potassium fluoride

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride dihydrate

Removed Common Name(s):
Potassium fluoride, dihydrate

NHPID Name:
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Sodium Hexafluoro silicate

NHPID Name:
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

New Proper Name(s):
Hexafluorosilicate(2−) sodium (1:2)

NHPID Name:
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

Removed Common Name(s):
Disodium hexafluorosilicate ; disodium hexafluorosilicon ; Silicate(2-), hexafluoro-, disodium ; Sodium fluosilicate ; sodium silicofluoride

NHPID Name:
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

New Common Name(s):
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

NHPID Name:
Stinging Nettle Juice

Removed Common Name(s):
Stinging Nettle Aerial Parts Juice

NHPID Name:
Kaempferia parviflora

New Common Name(s):
Black ginger

NHPID Name:
Lysolecithin

Removed Proper Name(s):
L-alpha-Lysophosphatidylcholine

NHPID Name:
Lysolecithin

New Proper Name(s):
Lecithins, hydrolyzed

NHPID Name:
Acesulfame potassium

Removed Proper Name(s):
6-Methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide, potassium salt

NHPID Name:
Acesulfame potassium

Removed Common Name(s):
Acesulfame potassium

NHPID Name:
Acesulfame potassium

New Common Name(s):
Acesulfame potassium

NHPID Name:
Chromium amino acid chelate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Chromium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Chromium amino acid chelate

New Proper Name(s):
Chromium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Chromium amino acid chelate

Removed Common Name(s):
Chromium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Chromium amino acid chelate

New Common Name(s):
Chromium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Manganese amino acid chelate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Manganese amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Manganese amino acid chelate

New Proper Name(s):
Manganese amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Manganese amino acid chelate

Removed Common Name(s):
Manganese amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Manganese amino acid chelate

New Common Name(s):
Manganese amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Vanadium amino acid chelate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Vanadium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Vanadium amino acid chelate

New Proper Name(s):
Vanadium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Vanadium amino acid chelate

Removed Common Name(s):
Vanadium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Vanadium amino acid chelate

New Common Name(s):
Vanadium amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Zinc amino acid chelate

Removed Proper Name(s):
Zinc amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Zinc amino acid chelate

New Proper Name(s):
Zinc amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Zinc amino acid chelate

Removed Common Name(s):
Zinc amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Zinc amino acid chelate

New Common Name(s):
Zinc amino acid chelate

NHPID Name:
Dried Cranberry Juice

Removed Common Name(s):
Dried Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit juice ; No English equivalent to synonym "Jus de canneberge déshydraté"

NHPID Name:
Dried Cranberry Juice

New Common Name(s):
Dehydrated cranberry juice

Changed Roles

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

NHPID Name:
Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides

Old Role:
Non-medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-medicinal

NHPID Name:
Iron

Old Role:
Medicinal

New Role:
Medicinal & Non-NHP

Restriction Modifications

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

NHPID Name:
Lysolecithin

Medicinal Rationale Changed:
For topical use only, up to 0.2%.

NHPID Name:
Sodium nitrate

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
New Route Of Administration: Oral - Allowed Purpose: Preservative Antimicrobial ; Ophthalmic - Allowed Purpose: Tonicity Agent

NHPID Name:
Acesulfame potassium

New Non-medicinal Restriction(s) added:
For oral use only.

NHPID Name:
Dried Cranberry Juice

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

Other 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:
Fructooligosaccharides

Source Material(s) removed:
Beta vulgaris (Parts: Root) ; Saccharum officinarum (Parts: Stem)

NHPID Name:
Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides

Source Material(s) removed:
Cichorium intybus (Parts: Root)

NHPID Name:
Beta vulgaris

Sub-ingredient(s) removed:
Fructooligosaccharides

NHPID Name:
Saccharum officinarum

Sub-ingredient(s) removed:
Fructooligosaccharides

NHPID Name:
Cichorium intybus

Sub-ingredient(s) removed:
Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides

NHPID Name:
Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides

New Schedule 1:
Isolate

NHPID Name:
Acidulated phosphate fluoride

New Additional Details added:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Calcium fluoride

New Additional Details added:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Calcium fluoride

Other Registry Number(s) removed:
29070-15-3

NHPID Name:
Fluoride

Source Ingredient(s) removed:
Potassium Fluoride ; Sodium Hexafluoro silicate

NHPID Name:
Fluoride

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Potassium fluoride ; Sodium hexafluorosilicate ; Potassium fluoride dihydrate ; Potassium fluoride tetrahydrate

NHPID Name:
Fluoride

Additional Details changed:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Fluoride ion

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
16984-48-8

NHPID Name:
Nicomethanol hydrofluoride

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
62756-44-9

NHPID Name:
Olaflur

New Additional Details added:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride

Other Registry Number(s) removed:
165892-23-9 , 59217-74-2

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride dihydrate

Sub-ingredient(s) removed:
Potassium

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride dihydrate

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Fluoride

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride tetrahydrate

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Fluoride

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride tetrahydrate

Sub-ingredient(s) removed:
Potassium

NHPID Name:
Potassium fluoride tetrahydrate

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
34341-58-7

NHPID Name:
Potassium

Source Ingredient(s) removed:
Potassium fluoride dihydrate ; Potassium fluoride tetrahydrate

NHPID Name:
Sodium fluoride

Additional Details changed:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Sodium hexafluorosilicate

Other Registry Number(s) removed:
12656-12-1 , 1310-02-7 , 1344-04-3 , 221174-64-7 , 39413-34-8

NHPID Name:
Sodium monofluorophosphate

Additional Details changed:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Stannous fluoride

Additional Details changed:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Titanium tetrafluoride

New Additional Details added:
This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Fluoritum

New Additional Details added:
This medicinal ingredient is specifically for use in traditional Chinese medicine products, and its preparation must comply with the method(s) described in the most current edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. This ingredient is listed - as not permitted in oral products - on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist because it is unlikely for a product containing fluoride-containing substances - due to their inherent therapeutic effects - to be classified as a cosmetic in accordance with the definition outlined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act.

NHPID Name:
Hydrofluoric acid

New Additional Details added:
The presence of this ingredient as prohibited on the List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients (the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist) indicates that there are potential safety issues. This ingredient cannot be used in natural health products without the submission of additional evidence for safety.

NHPID Name:
Lysophosphatidylcholines

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

NHPID Name:
Lysolecithin

CAS Registry Number(s) removed:
9008-30-4

NHPID Name:
Lysolecithin

New CAS Registry Number(s) added:
85711-58-6

NHPID Name:
Magnesium

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Magnesium carbonate monohydrate

NHPID Name:
Sodium nitrate

Other Registry Number(s) removed:
862599-22-2

NHPID Name:
Sodium nitrate

Toxicity Restriction changed:
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) up to 3.7 mg/kg bw/day, expressed as nitrate ion. The ADI does not apply to infants below the age of 3 months.

NHPID Name:
Sodium nitrate

Removed NMI purpose(s):
Colour Additive

NHPID Name:
Sodium nitrate

New NMI Purpose(s):
Tonicity agent

NHPID Name:
Euphausia superba

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Lysophosphatidylcholines

NHPID Name:
Dried Cranberry Juice

Remove Schedule 1:
Plant and plant material

NHPID Name:
Dried Cranberry Juice

New Schedule 1:
Extract

NHPID Name:
Butyric acid

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Lysine butyrate

NHPID Name:
Verbascoside

New Source Material(s) added:
Cistanche salsa (Parts: Stem)

NHPID Name:
Cistanche salsa

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Verbascoside

NHPID Name:
Centella asiatica

New Sub-ingredient(s) added:
Asiaticosides

NHPID Name:
Policosanol

New Source Material(s) added:
Apis mellifera (Parts: Secretion)

NHPID Name:
Iron

New Source Ingredient(s) added:
Ferric maltol

Monograph Modifications

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

Modification:
Cayenne - Oral

Modification:
Cayenne - Topical

Modification:
Cranberry - Vaccinium macrocarpon

Modification:
Dried cranberry Juice

Modification:
Stinging nettle - Urtica dioica

Modification:
Stinging nettle juice

Modification:
Vitamin D (>1,000 - 2,500 IU)

Modification:
Devil's claw - Harpagophytum

Modification:
European pennyroyal - Mentha pulegium

Modification:
Horseradish - Armoracia Rusticana

Modification:
Roman Chamomile- Chamaemelum Nobile

Abbreviated Labelling Standards

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

No Changes.


Controlled Vocabulary Updates

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

No Changes.


Homeopathic Ingredient Updates

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

No Changes.


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