Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program

ABC’s Blumenthal on how HerbalGram 40 project will shape future & focus of the organization

07-Nov-2023 By Stephen Daniells

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the American Botanical Council, and the 40th year for the organization’s superb HerbalGram peer-review journal (that’s right, HerbalGram pre-dates ABC), and gives ABC the opportunity to take stock and think about...

SSW education session to spotlight ‘historic’ BAPP SOP

23-Oct-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Stakeholders can learn how to implement the BAPP ‘Burn it, Don’t return it’ SOP to help ensure the integrity of the worldwide supply chain for dietary supplements, foods, OTC drugs, and cosmetics.

BAPP lab guidance lays out methods to detect adulteration in lavender oil

03-Oct-2023 By Stephen Daniells

A new BAPP lab guidance document details the laboratory analytical methods available for the authentication of English lavender essential oil and how to detect adulteration with lower-cost materials.

ABC launches HerbalGram 40 Project and Fund as journal celebrates 40th anniversary

25-Sep-2023

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of HerbalGram, the American Botanical Council (ABC) is instituting a year-long project to enhance the organization’s unique, international, nonprofit research and educational mission, publications, and programs.

BAPP SOP update: Adopters say guidance is moving commerce needle

05-Jun-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) Best Practices Standardized Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Disposal / Destruction of Irreparably Defective Articles (IDAs) is a voluntary standard to remove “irreparably defective” substances that...

ABC in 2023: Support for ‘Burn it, don’t return it’ SOP, 40 years of HerbalGram, (& HerbTV)

23-Mar-2023 By Stephen Daniells

It’s a year of milestones for the American Botanical Council, with the non-profit celebrating its 35th year, the 40th year for HerbalGram, wider acceptance of the ‘historic’ BAPP SOP, and new initiatives like (shhhhh, it’s a secret) HerbTV.

Review outlines adulteration methods to deceive lab analytical techniques

01-Feb-2023 By Stephen Daniells

A new review by the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) highlights the most common types of adulteration plaguing the botanical supply chain and offers stakeholders a valuable resource to tackle this age-old problem.

‘Historic’: Adulterants Prevention Program releases ‘Burn it, don’t return it’ SOP

20-Oct-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released its long-awaited Best Practices Standardized Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Disposal / Destruction of Irreparably Defective Articles (IDAs).

BAPP publishes Ginkgo Leaf Extract lab guidance document

11-May-2022 By Stephen Daniells

A new publication from the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) will help marketers of ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaf extracts products find the best analytical methods to verify this botanical.

Adulterants Bulletin highlights ‘multifaceted fraud’ associated with saffron

15-Mar-2022 By Stephen Daniells

A new bulletin from the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) outlines the ongoing adulteration issues for saffron, “one of the most widely adulterated botanical ingredients worldwide”.

Guest article

ABC expanded education mission in 2021, with more to come

23-Dec-2021 By Mark Blumenthal, Founder & Executive Director, American Botanical Council

ABC continues its ongoing commitment to science-based herbal medicinal products and practices, supporting an authentic and sustainable/regenerative global value network with a wide variety of reports, educational materials, and quality and sustainability...

BAPP lab document for St. John's wort brings clarity to analysis of complex botanical

17-Dec-2021 By Hank Schultz

A new BAPP publication will help marketers of St John’s wort products find the best analytical methods to verify this complex botanical.

Habitat loss, climate change cloud saw palmetto’s future, ABC article warns

10-Dec-2021 By Hank Schultz

The American Botanical Council has published a lengthy article on saw palmetto which sounds a warning about the sustainability of this important botanical while also providing hope for the future.

BAPP unveils more intensive cooperation with testing association

14-Jul-2021 By Hank Schultz

A new collaboration announced by the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program will make hundreds of analytical methods more easily available to the industry.

ABC announces search for day-to-day replacement for founder Blumenthal

22-Apr-2021 By Hank Schultz

The American Botanical Council says it’s planning for the future in seeking a new day-to-day chief executive as founder Mark Blumenthal shifts to a more advisory role.

BAPP: 10 years of tangible results educating the industry and changing practices

22-Mar-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterant Prevention Program made its debut 10 years ago, and over the course of the past decade the program has made an immense contribution to educating the industry about adulteration

Wildcrafting pressures, move toward cultivation, supply bottlenecks to color botanical sourcing picture in 2021

15-Feb-2021 By Hank Schultz

The supply of botanical materials will continue to present challenges in 2021, experts said. Among the issues are the strain put on some wildcrafted sources, the possible move toward more cultivation and the dearth of sufficient shipping capacity to...

Watch now: More data available to support botanical immunity products to meet rising demand

24-Jun-2020 By Hank Schultz

As coronavirus cases trend back up in the United States demand for botanical ingredients to support immunity will continue unabated, a panel discussion concluded yesterday.

CORONAVIRUS: SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN

ABC/ BAPP: ‘We are deeply concerned about the integrity of the botanical supply chains’

08-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

As disruptions due to the novel Coronavirus ripple through global supply chains, plus FDA’s announcement that it is reducing inspections, the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) is urging buyers to be “more vigilant than ever”.

BAPP lab guidance on turmeric comes as interest in botanical reaches fever pitch

03-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

The Botanical Adulteration Prevention Program has issued a lab guidance document on turmeric. The publication is timely as interest in the botanical, which was already high, has spiked during the current coronavirus crisis.

Leading ingredient suppliers support BAPP’s ‘Burn it, don’t return it’ SOP

20-Nov-2018 By Stephen Daniells

The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program’s proposed Best Practices Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Disposal/Destruction of Irreparably Defective Articles is receiving support from leading ingredient suppliers in the industry, says Mark...