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The Supplement OWL Takes Flight

by Nicholas Saraceno | April 27, 2017

One year after the project was formally announced, the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) became a reality, as the online product registry is now live. Serving as a resource for regulators, retailers, and industry, the OWL is an industry-wide, self-regulatory initiative that will help create a rich and more complete picture of the marketplace, and can […]

Associations Submit Comments on Revised NDI Draft Guidance

by Nicholas Saraceno | December 19, 2016

Some of the natural product industries’ leading associations, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Botanical Council (ABC) and Natural Products Association (NPA), recently submitted comments to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s revised New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance. FDA issued on August […]

ABC Comments on Kratom

by Nicholas Saraceno | December 6, 2016

On December 1, the American Botanical Council filed comments in response to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Solicitation of Comments regarding the scheduling of two compounds in the kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) plant into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). ABC set forth to the DEA in its comments that emerging science supports […]

Coffee Fruit Joins ABC’s List of Adopted Botanicals

by Nicholas Saraceno | November 14, 2016

VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc. (Illinois) has adopted coffee fruit (Coffea spp., Rubiaceae) through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) Adopt-an-Herb program. This program provides support to ABC’s HerbMedPro database, a comprehensive, interactive online tool that provides access to important scientific and clinical research data on the uses and health effects of more than 250 herbs. Distinct from traditional coffee bean […]

Arnica Adulteration Bulletin Released by ABC-AHP-NCNPR

by Nicholas Saraceno | September 6, 2016

The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program announces the publication of a new Botanical Adulterants Bulletin (BAB) on arnica (Arnica montana). According to data from the market research firm SPINS, sales in all channels (excluding sales in Walmart, Whole Foods, club and dollar stores) of topical arnica products, sold predominantly as homeopathic remedies, have exceeded $20 million in […]

Nature’s Way Adopts Botanicals Through ABC’s Education Program

by Nicholas Saraceno | August 11, 2016

The American Botanical Council (ABC) acknowledges the support of Nature’s Way for ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb program. Nature’s Way, a supplement manufacturer and member of the Schwabe Group, has adopted five herbs on ABC HerbMedPro database: black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides), lavender (Lavandula spp.), and ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba). Nature’s Way’s adoptions ensure […]

New Bulletin Highlights Goldenseal Adulteration

by Corinne Anderson | June 14, 2016

The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program announced the publication of a new Botanical Adulterants Bulletin (BAB) on goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root and rhizome. The Goldenseal Bulletin was written by Michael Tims, PhD, academic director of herbal medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. It begins with general information on the plant species, followed by data on […]

NYAG Targets Devil’s Claw Supplements, Industry Responds

by Corinne Anderson | September 10, 2015

On September 9, New York Attorney General (NYAG) Eric Schneiderman sent cease-and-desist letters to 13 companies that sell devil’s claw herbal dietary supplements informing them that their products containing devil’s claw material were tested at the New York Botanical Garden using DNA technology. The results showed that the devil’s claw was a different botanical species […]

U.S. Tea Sales Increased 5.9 Percent in 2013

by Angela Santoriello | November 25, 2014

Tea is the world’s second most-consumed beverage after water, according to a new report published in the current issue of The American Botanical Council’s (ABC) online magazine HerbalEGram. The online magazine ‹reports that sales of loose, bagged, concentrated, and herbal tea in the U.S. increased by 5.9 percent in 2013, reaching a total of $1,751,055,302. Ready-to-drink (RTD) tea […]

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