Chemical Substance - Folate

NHPID name:

Folate

Reference:

NNHPDM

Proper name(s):

Folate

Common name(s):

Category:

Approved Chemical Name

Monograph(s):

Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Supplements , Workout Supplements

Schedule 1:

Vitamin

Source material:

Apis mellifera ( Parts: Honey )
Arthrospira platensis ( Parts: Whole )
Bos taurus ( Parts: Milk )
Brassica oleracea var. italica ( Parts: Herb top )
Chenopodium quinoa ( Parts: Seed )
Chlorella vulgaris ( Parts: Broken cell )
Citrus limon ( Parts: Fruit peel )
Citrus sinensis ( Parts: Fruit )
Glycine max ( Parts: Seed )
Medicago sativa ( Parts: Sprout )
Psidium guajava ( Parts: Fruit )
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ( Parts: Whole )
Spinacia oleracea ( Parts: Leaf )

Source ingredients:

Roles

Medicinal

Rationale:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 3 (a vitamin) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Reference: NNHPD

Restrictions:

Daily Dose

Upper limit:

1.0

Units:

Milligrams/day

Route Of administration:

Oral

Detail:

< 1mg/day of folic acid as per the Prescription Drug List

Reference:

PDL

Non-NHP

Rationale:

As per the Prescription Drug List, the dose of Folic acid in oral NHPs must not exceed 1 mg/day, and above 1 mg/day, Folic acid is classified as a non-NHP.

Reference: NNHPD