Stefan Gafner
New BAPP Paper Reveals Challenges in Determining Adulteration Rates for Popular Botanical Ingredients
While reports confirming the adulteration of specific botanicals are published on a regular basis, reliable data regarding the extent of the adulteration in botanical dietary supplements and herbal medicines are lacking. The nonprofit ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) therefore initiated a systematic review of publicly available information on the authenticity of five popular botanicals, and preparations ...
New Lavender Oil Laboratory Guidance Document Published by BAPP
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released a new Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on English lavender essential oil. The essential oil of English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), also known as common lavender or, simply, lavender, is made by steam distillation of the flowering tops of English lavender, a small shrub in the mint family ...
INS Farms Supports Elderberry Fingerprint Testing
Devin Bennett, CEO of Missouri-based INS Farms, a leading grower and supplier of North American elderberry ingredients, has announced the company’s commitment to continued authenticity of its elderberry, as demand continues unabated. According to the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP), including American Botanical Council (ABC), the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP), and the National Center for ...
Distinguished Scientist Joins ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program
ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program (BAP) announced the addition of John H. Cardellina II, PhD, as chief technical consultant and associate editor of the BAP, reported the American Botanical Council (ABC). Cardellina is a renowned, highly respected natural products and botanicals expert, who most recently worked in research and development at McCormick & Co., Inc., where ...
IADSA Endorses Botanical Adulterants Educational Program
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA, Austin, TX ) has endorsed the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program, an international consortium of nonprofit organizations, analytical laboratories, industry members, professional scientists and others that advise industry, health professionals and researchers about the various challenges related to adulterated herb and botanical ingredients sold in commerce. IADSA, an ...
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