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International Dietary Supplement Trade Alliance Endorses Botanical Adulterants Educational ProgramIADSA to Support ABC-AHP-NCNPR
Botanical Adulterants Program, International Herbal Quality Control Initiative
(AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 8, 2014) The
International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA)
has endorsed the ABC-AHP-NCNPR
Botanical Adulterants Program, an
international consortium of nonprofit organizations, analytical laboratories,
industry members, professional scientists, and others that advises industry,
health professionals, and researchers about the various challenges related to
adulterated herb and botanical ingredients sold in commerce.
IADSA, an
international organization of trade associations composed of suppliers and
manufacturers of dietary supplements, gave notice of its support in a letter dated August 3rd from IADSA Executive
Director Simon Pettman to Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of
the nonprofit American
Botanical Council
(ABC) and general manager of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program.
In the letter, Pettman
said of the decision, “…IADSA is constantly seeking ways in which to improve
standards within the global industry and demonstrate that dietary supplements
are a category of products that deserve the trust of decision-makers in
government. We consider that your program will help us move forward on both
these objectives and in time will provide real consumer benefits.”
According
to its website, IADSA has 49 member associations, representing thousands of
companies worldwide.
Adulteration refers to the accidental or intentional substitution or
dilution of a material with an undisclosed lower-cost ingredient, thereby
giving the consumer or user a false sense of the value of an ingredient or
product containing such an adulterated ingredient.
The
ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program is a coalition of three American
nonprofit groups: ABC,
the American
Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP),
and the University
of Mississippi’s National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR),
with more than 130 other American and international parties supporting and
cooperating with the Program.
“The endorsement of our Program by IADSA signifies not only the global nature
of the problem of adulteration in the botanical supply chain, but also represents
the concerns of many responsible, forward-thinking members of the herb and
dietary supplement industry in 33 countries regarding this significant problem,
and their confidence in and cooperation with the educational work we are
doing,” said ABC’s Blumenthal. “IADSA’s involvement constitutes a quantum leap
in the Program’s level of activity,” he added.
“IADSA supports this excellent program to bring safe and authenticated
botanicals to consumers globally,” said Peter Zambetti, chairman emeritus of IADSA
and director of global business development at Capsugel, the world’s largest
manufacturer of gelatin capsules used in the manufacture of dietary supplements
and pharmaceuticals.
“IADSA’s endorsement of this Program is a significant development for us, and
helps to ensure that we have the prospect of success on an international basis,
connecting organizations pursuing similar aims,” said Stefan Gafner, PhD, ABC’s
chief science officer and technical director of the Botanical Adulterants
Program. “We look forward to working with more botanical quality control
experts from other organizations and scientists in the international arena,” he
added.
According
to Michelle Stout, treasurer of IADSA and regulatory policy director at Amway,
one of the world’s largest producers of dietary supplements, “Authenticity of a
botanical impacts its quality which directly impacts its efficacy and safety.
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program is an important initiative for
building standards to ensure that the botanicals used in supplements are
authentic and free from any deliberate or accidental adulteration.”
IADSA’s
endorsement of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program follows similar
endorsements made last year by the international Society for Medicinal Plant
and Natural Product Research (known by its German acronym, GA) and the American
Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP). The GA and ASP are the two largest
organizations of professional researchers in the field of medicinal plants and
drugs of natural origin.
To
date, the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program has published five
extensively peer-reviewed and referenced articles on the history of
adulteration, the adulteration of the herbs black cohosh and skullcap, and
adulteration of extracts of bilberry fruit and grapefruit seed. These
open-access articles are available on the Program’s webpage: www.herbalgram.org/adulterants.
The Program also publishes a quarterly newsletter, "The
Botanical Adulterants Monitor"
that highlights new scientific publications related to botanical authenticity and
analysis to detect possible adulteration, recent regulatory actions, and
Program news. Additional publications from the Program are being scheduled for
release in the coming weeks and months.
About the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations
(IADSA)
According to the IADSA website, “IADSA is the leading international
expert association regarding the globalisation of food supplement markets and
increasing regulatory challenges. Bringing together food supplement
associations from 6 continents, IADSA aims to build an international platform
for debate and a sound legislative and political environment for the
development of the food supplement sector worldwide.” http://www.iadsa.org/
About the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR
Botanical Adulterants Program is a
consortium of independent nonprofit organizations whose mission relates to
education, scientific research, and quality of botanical dietary ingredients
and related plant-derived materials. The consortium is headed by three
nonprofit groups dealing with education and research on medical herbs and other
beneficial plants: the American Botanical Council, the American Herbal
Pharmacopoeia, and the National Center for Natural Products Research at the
University of Mississippi. The program is underwritten or endorsed by more than
130 natural products industry companies, independent analytical laboratories,
contract research organizations, nonprofit and professional organizations,
trade associations, accredited institutions of education in natural medicine,
law firms, and media companies — which are involved in the production, supply,
manufacture, distribution, marketing, analysis, research, and/or education of
herbal dietary ingredients and supplements, in the United States and
internationally. All publications of the Program are available free-access on
its homepage
including the "Botanical
Adulterants Monitor," an
e-newsletter that conveys Program news, regulatory updates, and recent
scientific publications related to adulteration, contamination, identity, and
authenticity of botanical raw materials, extracts, and essential oils.
Companies, organizations, foundations, and/or individuals interested in
supporting this program are invited to contact Ms. Denise Meikel, ABC
Development Director, at (512) 926-4900, ext. 120, or by
email.
Underwriters and Supporters of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants
Program (as of Sept. 5, 2014)*
Financial Underwriters
21st Century Healthcare
AdvoCare International L.P.
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Amen Clinics
Amway/Nutrilite Health Institute
Artemis International, Inc.
Aveda Corporation
BI Nutraceuticals
Bioceuticals
Bionorica SE
Blackmores
Capsugel
Cepham, Inc.
Chemi Nutra
CNCA Health
Crila Health
dicentra, Inc.
Doctor's Best
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
DSM Nutritional Products,
Inc.
Emerson Ecologics
Enzymatic Therapy, Inc.
Ethical Naturals, Inc.
Eu Yan Sang International
EuroMed
EuroMedica
EuroPharma
Flavex Naturextrakte GmbH
FoodState/MegaFood
Fruit d'Or
Gaia Herbs
Gencor Nutrients, Inc.
GNC, Inc.
Helios Corp.
Herb Pharm
Herbalife International, Inc.
Horphag Research
Indena USA, Inc.
Ingredient Identity
Linnea
Markan Global Enterprises,
Inc.
Martin Bauer, Inc.
MediHerb / Integria Healthcare
Metagenics, Inc.
Natural Factors Nutritional
Products, Inc./Bioclinic Naturals
Nature's Sunshine Products
Nature's Way
Naturex, Inc.
NBTY, Inc.
New Chapter, Inc.
The New Frontier Foundation
Fund of the Greater Cedar
Rapids Community
Foundation
Ningbo Greenhealth
Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Novel Ingredients
NOW Foods
Nu Skin Enterprises/Pharmanex
Nutritional Laboratories
International
Ortho
Molecular Products
Pacific Nutritional Inc.
Paragon Laboratories
*By acknowledging the generous support of these companies and
organizations, ABC, AHP, and NCNPR are not endorsing any ingredients or
products that may be produced or marketed by them.
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Financial
Underwriters (cont'd)
Pathway International Pty
Limited
Perrigo
Company
Pharmatoka
SAS
Pharmavite,
LLC
Pure
Encapsulations
Rainbow
Light Nutritional
Systems
RFI
Ingredients, LLC
Sabinsa
Corporation
Schwabe
North America
Shaklee
Corp
Standard
Process, Inc.
Thorne
Research, Inc.
Traditional
Medicinals, Inc.
Triarco
Industries, Inc. Unigen
Valensa
International
V.D.F.
FutureCeuticals
Verdure
Sciences
Vitamin
Shoppe
Weil
Lifestyle, LLC
ZMC-USA
Trade
Associations
Australian
Self Medication
Industry
Australian
Tea Tree Industry
Association
(Australia)
Complementary
Healthcare
Council of Australia
(Australia)
Consumer
Healthcare
Products Association (US)
Council
for Responsible
Nutrition (US)
International
Alliance of
Dietary/Food Supplement
Associations (IADSA)
Natural Products Association
(US)
United
Natural Products
Alliance (US)
Nonprofit/Professional
Associations
American
Association of
Naturopathic Physicians
American
Society of
Pharmacognosy
Council
of Colleges of
Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine
Personalized
Lifestyle
Medicine Institute
Society for
Medicinal Plant
and Natural Product
Research - GA
Colleges/Universities
Bastyr
University
Boucher
Institute for
Naturopathic Medicine
National
College of Natural
Medicine
Southwest
College of
Naturopathic Medicine
University
of Bridgeport College
of Naturopathic Medicine
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AuthenTechnologies LLC
Bent Creek Institute
British Columbia Institute of
Technology
ChromaDex
Covance Laboratories
Eurofins Scientific Inc.
Flora Research Labs
NSF International
Spectrix Labs
Tampa Bay Analytical
Media
Delicious
Living
Engredea
Functional
Ingredients
Holistic
Primary Care
Integrator
Blog
Modern
Healthcare Practitioner
Natural
Foods Merchandiser
Natural
Products INSIDER
NewHope360.com
Nutraceuticals
World
NutraingredientsUSA.com
Nutrition
Business Journal
Nutrition
Industry Executive
Nutritional
Outlook
Virgo Publishing
Vitamin
Retailer
WholeFoods
Magazine
Law Firms &
Regulatory Consultants
Amin
Talati, LLC
Greenberg
Traurig, LLP
(James Prochnow)
Law
Office of Holly Bayne,
P.C.
Robert
Forbes & Associates
Contract
Research Organizations
KGK
Synergize
Medicus
Research
Other
Korean
Ginseng Research
Institute
Shanghai
Research Center
for TCM Modernization/Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica
of the Chinese Academy
of Sciences
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