PROGRAM Moderator: Heather Granato, Informa Exhibitions, U.S.A. |
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Day 1: Thursday, November 29, 2018 |
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8:50 |
Welcome - Opening remarks - Mr. Andrea Zangara, EUROMED, Spain |
The Nature and Magnitude of the Adulteration Problem |
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9:00 |
Efforts to Prevent Adulteration and Fraud in Botanical Materials in the Global Market: An Update on the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, Mr. Mark Blumenthal, ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, U.S.A |
9:45 |
Issues, Challenges and Instruments to Prevent Adulteration in Herbal Medicines - Introduction to Combined HPLC-DAD–MS, HPLC–MSn and NMR Spectroscopy for Quality Control of Medicinal Plant Extracts, Prof. Dr. Anna-Rita Bilia, University of Florence, Italy |
10:15 |
Coffee/Tea Break and Networking |
The Response from Industry at the Global and EU Level: What can We Learn? |
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10:45 |
How the EU Botanicals Industry Views Adulteration and Works to Prevent Food Adulteration, Mr. Patrick Coppens, Food Supplements Europe, Belgium |
11:15 |
Consumers and Regulators Require Quality Health Products: Preventing Adulterations with the EHPM Quality Model, Mr. Michel Horn, European Federation of Associations of Health Products Manufacturers, Belgium
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11:45 |
Transparency as a Potential Solution to Adulteration Issues, Mr. Bauke van der Veen, EUROPAM - European Herbs Growers Association, the Netherlands |
12:15 |
Roundtable: How Can We Tackle Effectively Adulteration of Natural Substances in Food and Supplements in the EU? |
12:45 |
Lunch and Networking |
Tools for prevention and the Health implications of Adulteration of Botanicals |
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13:45 |
The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program: Applications, Dr. Stefan Gafner, American Botanical Council, U.S.A |
14:15 |
Finding the Weakest Link in Your Supply Chain - A Holistic Plan to Protect your Brand, Mr. David Trosin, NSF Dietary Supplements, U.S.A. |
14:45 |
Trust in the Marketplace – A Trust Transparency Scorecard, Mr. Len Monheit, Trust Transparency Center, U.S.A. |
15:15 |
How the Belgian Experience with Botanicals Can Help Tackle Adulteration, Mr. Joris Geelen, Food Compliance International, Belgium |
15:45 |
Coffee/Tea Break and Networking |
16:15 |
Health Implications: When Adulteration Becomes a Food Safety Issue, Dr. Luca Bucchini, Hylobates Consulting, Italy |
16:45 |
Laboratory Tools to Prevent and Assess Adulteration of Botanicals, Mr. Julien Diaz, BotaniCert, France |
17:15 |
Closing remarks - Mr. Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council (ABC) and ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) |
Day 2: Friday, November 30, 2018 |
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8:50 |
Welcome - Opening remarks -Ms. Heather Granato, Informa Exhibitions U.S.A. |
Full Traceability, Analytical Control, DNA Testing and other Key Tools to Avoid and Prevent Adulteration and Fraud of Botanical Ingredients |
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9:00 |
Herbal Product Analysis: Are Analytical Standards Your Achilles Heel? Dr. René de Vaumas, Extrasynthese, France |
9:30 |
DNA Testing as a Preventive Tool, Prof. Dr. Johannes Novak, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria |
10:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break and Networking |
10:30 |
Full Traceability, High Quality Production and Exhaustive Analytical Control - Industry's Key Tools to Avoid and Prevent Adulteration and Fraud of Botanical Ingredients, Mr. Agustin Villar & Ms. Anna Mulá, EUROMED, Spain |
11:15 |
Practice session: case studies: This session will walk participant through case-studies and hypothetical scenarios to discuss technical challenges, reputational issues and legal implications at various stages of adulteration incidents
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12:20 |
Closing remarks - Ms. Heather Granato, VP Content, Health & Nutrition Network, Informa Global Exhibitions |
12:30 |
End of program |