Upcoming Events

Below are descriptions and links to some of the upcoming conferences, seminars, and workshops that may be of interest to learn more on adulteration and related quality control issues. For a more extensive listing of botanical and phytomedicinal conferences, webinars, and related educational events, please check the American Botanical Council Calendar of Events.

67th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research

Innsbruck, Austria: September 1st – 5th, 2019

The Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (better known as the GA meeting) is the largest conference uniting members of the international natural products research community. The scientific program will cover a large variety of topics in natural product research. Leading researchers from the academia and industry will present their most recent scientific advancements and will discuss exciting developments regarding the composition, activity, and safety of natural products, including botanical raw materials and herbal extracts.

This year’s meeting features a pre-conference workshop entitled “Economic Adulteration of Botanical Ingredients: What Do We Know, and How Can We Solve it?” which is held on September 1st, 2019 at the Centre for Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck. BAPP is represented at the workshop with talks by Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director of the American Botanical Council, Roy Upton, Founder, Executive Director, and Editor of the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, and Stefan Gafner, Chief Science Officer of the American Botanical Council. Presentation topics will include, among others, the issues with the 2019 reports on curcumin hepatotoxicity in Italy, analytical tools to identify adulteration, and an assessment of commercial turmeric, St. John’s wort, and ginkgo samples using HPTLC.

For more information: http://www.ga2019.at/

133th AOAC International Annual Meeting and Exposition

Denver, CO: September 8th – 11th, 2019

The Annual meeting of AOAC International is an event is where the food science analytical community comes together to share knowledge and forge business-building collaborations. This year’s meeting features a number of symposia that focus on botanical dietary supplement and food adulteration. The symposia entitled “Applications of DNA Technologies and Standards in the Authentication of Quality Control of Botanical Dietary Supplements,” “Non-Targeted Testing for Food Authenticity: Ideas, Challenges, Requirements,” “Food Fraud Detection Goes Mobile,” “How Can NGS Based Methods Advance Food Safety and Quality Programs,” “New Tools for Food Fraud, an Old Problem with Perpetual New Intricacy,” and “NMR Advancement in Quality Control and Compendial Applications” should be of interest to those working in a botanical ingredient/product quality control environment. A number of experts will present on topics such as DNA-based authentication of botanicals, chemometric methods to ensure ingredient identity, and the strengths and limitations of currently available handheld devices to ensure food authenticity.

For more information: https://www.aoac.org/aoac_prod_imis/AOAC_Member/MtgsCF/19AM/AM_Main.aspx?WebsiteKey=2e25ab5a-1f6d-4d78-a498-19b9763d11b4

AHPA’s Eighth Annual Botanical Congress

Las Vegas, NV: October 19th, 2019

AHPA's Eighth Annual Botanical Congress is a unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders about global supply chain management techniques, regulatory issues, the latest research, current and emerging financial trends and many more of the diverse opportunities and challenges the herbal products industry faces. Participation in the AHPA Botanical Congress provides guidance about product testing, and the verification of botanical identity via scientifically valid methods. This unique, one-day event features a wide-array of industry experts offering first-hand experience, education and information. In addition to participating in panel discussions, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a discussion on hot button media issues affecting the industry by addressing a panel of industry media representatives

For more information: https://west.supplysideshow.com/en/Events_and_Education/Events/ahpa-botanical-congress2019.html