OSHAWA, Canada—Canada changed the classification of 10 natural ingredients, allowing them to be marketed in supplements. With this change in classification, the following ten ingredients will no longer be restricted to prescription products only and will become eligible, under certain conditions, for authorization under the Natural Health Products Regulations:
- L-Tryptophan
- Oil of apiol
- Centella asiatica
- Deanol and its salts
- Theobromine and its salts
- Dopamine and its salts
- Gold and its salts
- Uracil and its salts
- Dimethyl Sulfoxide
- Levocarnitine
"Our government recognizes that Canadians want to be able to choose from a wide range of safe and effective health products, and manufacturers want to meet that need," said Parliamentary Secretary of Health Colin Carrie in a press release form Health Canada. "With this change, the number and variety of available natural health products will continue to grow, and consumers can continue to have confidence in the authorized products they choose."
