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Guidance on Adverse Event Reporting (AER)

Considerations and MedWatch Worksheet for receiving AERs associated with dietary supplements - Log in to download

The information provided here addresses internal policies that may be established by companies in preparation for receiving an adverse event report and also presents ideas for communicating with the reporter of such an event.

Guidance on shelf life dating of botanical supplement ingredients and products

Overview of federal regulations and compliance strategies

This document provides an overview of federal regulations regarding the use of shelf life dates for dietary ingredients and dietary supplements sold in the United States, with a particular emphasis on botanical ingredients and products. In addition it presents various strategies for meeting those requirements.

Background on California Proposition 65: Issues Related to Heavy Metals and Herbal Products

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[Archive: This guidance was updated in 2017.] This guidance provides information on the regulatory and liability implications of Proposition 65 on heavy metals that may be present in herbal products sold in the State of California.

2006–2010 Tonnage Survey of Select North American Wild-Harvested Plants

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This fifth AHPA harvest survey report includes quantifications of harvests from 2006 to 2010 for 26 botanical commodities derived from 22 plant species, including a number of high-volume herbal commodities.

Guidance on good documentation practices

Documentation systems for manufacturing, packing, or holding dietary supplements - Log-in to download

This manual focuses on documentation systems in the context of manufacturing, packing, or holding dietary supplements

Guidance on heavy metals: Analysis and limits in herbal dietary supplements

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This document provides proposed limits with accompanying explanations as to how they were determined for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic, and accompanying explanations as to how these limits were determined.

2004–2005 Tonnage Survey of Select North American Wild-Harvested Plants

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2004–2005 Tonnage Survey of Select North American Wild-Harvested Plants

Latin Custom Dictionary from AHPA's Herbs of Commerce, 2nd ed. (2005)

An easy-to-install custom dictionary (.dic file) that, once placed on your computer, will help to ensure that your labels, scientific papers, and other technical documents contain the correct spelling of Latin family, genus and species names.

An easy-to-install custom dictionary (.dic file) that, once placed on your computer, will help to ensure that your labels, scientific papers, and other technical documents contain the correct spelling of Latin family, genus and species names.

2002–2003 Tonnage Survey of Select North American Wild-Harvested Plants

AHPA PDF Publication

2002–2003 Tonnage Survey of Select North American Wild-Harvested Plants

White Paper: Standardization

Standardization of Botanical Products - Log-in to download

This paper describes the many factors that contribute to the proper standardization of a botanical product
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