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Advisory Panel Meeting Minutes 2-21-2014
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From Table 1, the listed ingredients below were identified as the subject of previous AOAC
Expert Review Panels (ERPs) prior to 2010. It was noted that no AOAC voluntary consensus
standards exist for these ingredients. Panel members requested that AOAC staff review the
following list of ingredients and provide feedback on previous work:
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Aloe
•
Cranberry
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Boswellia
•
Cinnamon
•
Ginseng
•
Echinacea
•
Ginger
•
Phytosterols & Phytoterols esters
•
Lutein
•
Milk Thistle
•
Vitamin D
•
Tumeric
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Vitamin B
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The Advisory Panel supported the following ingredients as the next set of priority ingredients
based upon the discussions. The group agreed that at least one (1) ingredient identified should
require an identity method. A formal ballot will be sent to all present and non present Advisory
Panel members for review and a vote.
1.
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera):
(Quantitative Methods)
2.
Folin C:
(two methods: determination of total polyphenols and antioxidant potential
)
3.
Cinnamon:
(Identification Method)
4.
Kratom:
(Safety Issues)
III.
WORKING GROUP CHAIRS AND STAKEHOLDER PANEL UPDATE
The working group chairs have been identified for the three (3) priority ingredients and the working
group chair orientation was completed on Friday, February 14, 2014.
1.
Chondroitin Working Group
: Mark Roman, Tampa Bay Analytical
2.
Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors (PDE5) Working Group:
Katherine Mastovska, Covance
Laboratories
3.
Anthocyanins Working Group
: Dana Krueger, Krueger Food Laboratories, Inc.
IV.
DEFINITION OF A “DIETARY SUPPLEMENT”
The Advisory Panel agreed to use the National Institutes of Health definition of a “dietary supplement”
as indicated below.
Dietary Supplement:
As defined by Congress in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act, which became law in 1994, a dietary supplement is a product (other than tobacco) that 1) is
intended to supplement the diet; 2) contains one or more dietary ingredients (including
vitamins; minerals; herbs or other botanicals; amino acids; and other substances) or their
constituents; and 3) is intended to be taken by mouth as a pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid.
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Definition of Dietary Supplements: National Institutes of Health; Website Title: Background Information: — Health Professional Fact
Sheet, Article Title: Dietary Supplements, Date Accessed: March 08, 2014
