Sunday, September 1, 2019
09:00 - 17:00, CCB (University of Innsbruck)
Economic Adulteration of Botanical Ingredients: What Do We Know, and How Can We Solve it?
Adulteration and fraud of natural ingredients added to foods are global concerns for stakeholders, for industry, for risk assessors and risk managers, and for EU consumers. Despite strict regulations for herbal medicines in the EU, many herbal products with botanicals, particularly those sold as food supplements, have been reportedly diluted or substituted with undeclared lower-cost ingredients. This workshop is a continuation of the initial workshop on adulteration in botanical health ingredients in November 2018, bringing together representatives from academia, industry, and government. What is the EU industry doing about it? What are the plans of regulators? What lessons can be learnt and tools used from leading experts? How can adulteration and fraud be prevented? And what happens when it is discovered?
Main Topics
- Adulteration and fraud in botanicals: Processes and detection
- The role of sourcing/vertical Integration
- Adulteration and fraud in food
- DNA-based methods for authenticity testing
- Adulteration and regulations
- Market perspective
Workshop Objectives
- Obtain insights into the problem and what is being done globally to prevent adulteration
- Hear the views and plans of regulators and risk assessors
- Identify tools and practices for prevention
- Learn through case studies about health risks, and impacts of natural ingredient fraud
- Participate in a panel discussion with experts
Partial List of Confirmed Speakers
- Rudolf Bauer, University of Graz
- Anna-Rita Bilia, University of Florence
- Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council
- Luca Bucchini, Hylobates Consulting
- Patrick Coppens, Food Supplements Europe, TBD
- Julien Diaz, Botanicert
- Débora Frommenwiler, Camag AG
- Stefan Gafner, American Botanical Council
- Anna Mulá, Euromed
- Gianluca Sabatino, Eoropol, TBD
- Roy Upton, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
- René de Vaumas, Extrasynthèse
The breaks will provide the opportunity for professional, scientific and personal networking. The Pre-Congress Symposium can be booked alone or in addition to the main congress:
Registration fees
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Combined Registration: Full conference & Pre-Congress Symposium on Economic Adulteration of Botanical Ingredients and Herbal Medicines |
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Member*** |
€ 620.- |
€ 670.- |
€ 770.- |
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Non-Member |
€ 720.- |
€ 770.- |
€ 870.- |
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Student Member** |
€ 370.- |
€ 410.- |
€ 500.- |
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Students Non-Member** |
€ 445.- |
€ 485.- |
€ 575.- |
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Pre-Congress Symposia only: |
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Member/Non-Member*** |
€ 100.- |
€ 100.- |
€ 150.- |
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Student |
€ 25.- |
€ 25.- |
€ 50.- |
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Program
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Morning session |
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09:00 – 09:10 |
Welcome (Andrea Zangara) |
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09:10 – 09:40 |
Mark Blumenthal (American Botanical Council) |
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09.40 – 10.10 |
Anna-Rita Bilia (University of Florence) |
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10.10 – 10.30 |
Roy Upton (American Herbal Pharmacopoeia) |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Morning break |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Débora Frommenwiler (Camag) |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Barry Traband (Amway/Food Supplements Europe) |
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12.00 – 13.00 |
Lunch break |
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Afternoon session |
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| 13.00 – 13.30 |
Rien van Diesen (Europol) |
| 13.30 – 13.50 |
Stefan Gafner (American Botanical Council) |
| 13.50 – 14.10 |
Luca Bucchini (Hylobates Consulting) |
| 14.10 – 14.30 |
Anna Mulá (Euromed) |
| 14.30 – 15.00 |
Afternoon break |
| 15.00 – 15.20 |
Julien Diaz (Botanicert) |
| 15.20 – 15.40 |
René de Vaumas (Extrasynthèse) |
| 15.40 – 16.00 |
Rudolf Bauer (University of Graz) |
| 16.00 – 17.00 |
Roundtable discussion |
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