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[Extra! Extra!] Botanical Adulteration
Botanical adulteration is a growing challenge in the herbs and botanicals market and is likely to remain an ongoing issue for supplement brands and manufacturers. The American Botanical Council’s 2023 study1 on botanical forensics provides an in-depth look at some of the common ways fraudsters attempt to circumvent ingredient identification testing. Fraudulent manufacturers are using ...
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Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract, has garnered significant attention over the past decade. According to the 2021 Herb Market Report, Ashwagandha ranks #7 in mainstream supplement channels and #4 in the Natural supplement sector, with consumers spending over $92 million in 2021. However, the increasing popularity of ashwagandha has caused supply chain strain, potentially leading ...
The State of Purity
Industry leaders discuss botanical adulteration in the supplement industry. The Participants Are: • Rupa Das, Vice President of Global Quality and Compliance, BI Nutraceuticals, Long Beach, CA, (310) 669-2100 • Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO, Natural Products Association, Washington, DC, (800) 966-6632 • Gabriel Giancaspro, PhD, Vice President, Foods, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, U.S. Pharmacopeia, ...
Forming a United Herbal Industry
To confront botanical adulteration, Dr. Daniel Fabricant, CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), suggested suppliers and manufacturers pay close attention to the Food Safety and Modernization Act and the burden it’s going to bring on the suppliers. “It’s incredibly important and something we’re working on at the NPA,” he said. The New York attorney general is ...
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