Chemical Substance - Shilajit
NHPID name:
Shilajit
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Products containing Shilajit must meet the following specifications:Shilajit must meet the finished product specifications for heavy metals outlined in the NNHPD Quality of Natural Health Products Guide. Evidence of the product meeting the finished product specifications for heavy metals outlined in the Quality of Natural Health Products Guide must be available to NNHPD upon request. Shilajit must have undergone a purification process. The mineral content of Shilajit must be analyzed and the daily doses of minerals provided by the product must not exceed the maximum daily doses as per the NNHPD Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Supplements monograph.
Roles
Medicinal
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Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an extract) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPD