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.
UNPA Raw Materials Summit
Salt Lake City, UT: February 23rd-24th, 2016
This two-day summit will
discuss current issues with the supply chain for dietary supplement management and
related issues. The
goals are to provide attendees with the information and
resources needed to implement new systems and technologies and integrated
quality practices leading to product integrity and competitive fairness, and an
increase in competence and transparency of the dietary supplement supply chain. Topics are the following: Best practices for collection, handling, manufacturing and shipping;
Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) for dietary
ingredient suppliers; GNC’s raw materials working group: an update;
Adulteration case studies; Emerging track-and-trace technologies; and auditing
and certification systems. The summit will feature
speakers from leading dietary supplement manufacturers and ingredient suppliers.
For more information: https://unpa.com/assets/event/pdf_1/36/Promo_Piece_UNPA_SupplyChainSummit2_12-18-15.pdf
16th Annual Oxford International Conference on the
Science of Botanicals (ICSB)/5th Interim American Society of Pharmacognosy
Meeting
Oxford, MS: April 11th-14th, 2016
The
focus of the 16th Oxford ICSB/5th Interim ASP Meeting is to discuss approaches
for postmarket surveillance, risk and safety assessment, quality control and
adverse event reporting (AER) for botanical dietary supplements (BDSs) and
natural products, as well as regulatory aspects with perspectives from
government, manufacturers, and trade associations. To this end, the program
will include relevant presentations from members of the Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)/Food and Drug Administration (FDA), government
officials, major trade associations, and industry representatives discussing
pressing topics that affect BDSs and their impact on consumers.
For more information: http://oxfordicsb.org/
Macroscopic and Organoleptic Assessment of
Botanical Ingredients
Asheville, NC: June 2nd, 2016
This workshop will introduce participants to identifying and evaluating
botanical raw materials using the senses. Organoleptic analyses evaluate the
look, feel, aroma, taste, and fracture of botanical ingredients with a high
degree of confidence for determining identity and quality. Participants will
learn the basics of sensory perception, assessment of various forms and grades
of botanical ingredients, proper documentation, and detection of adulteration,
as well as how to utilize these techniques to comply with dietary supplement Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) per 21 CFR part 111.
Presenter: Roy Upton, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
For more information: http://www.botanicalmedicine.org/conferences/me2016/me16bionetworkflyer.pdf
