SPDS eBook March 2017

Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements (SPDS)

Advisory Panel

•

SPDS Advisory Panel met December 2017 and recommended the last

sets of ingredients for the current contract.

–

March 2017: Echinacea, Ginsenosides in Ginseng, and SAMe

–

September 2017: Amazonian Palm Fruit (Açai), Kavalactones, and

Resveratrol

•

Advisory Panel includes representatives from AHPA, CRN, CHPA, NSF,

NPA, NIH, USP, and Herbalife

Method Status Chart

–

AOAC has prepared a Method Status Chart to keep stakeholders

updated on where ingredients and methods are in process

–

Methods are needed in all ingredient areas

–

View the status of all submitted methods at