Document Type

Oral Presentation

Location

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

Event Website

https://oxfordicsb.org/

Start Date

18-4-2024 10:30 AM

End Date

18-4-2024 11:00 AM

Description

The use of botanical dietary supplements is increasing, making their safety a crucial issue for public health. This article discusses the role and goals of the Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC), a collaborative effort between the US FDA, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute. Formed through a Memorandum of Understanding, the BSC aims to improve safety evaluation methods for botanicals. It operates as an international platform where experts from various sectors, including government, academia, industry, and non-profits, collaborate to advance and apply new approach methodologies (NAMs) for the safety assessment of botanical products. The BSC's objectives include: 1) collaborating with global stakeholders to advance scientific safety methods; 2) determining the right level of chemical characterization for complex botanical mixtures; 3) finding practical, suitable NAMs for safety evaluation; 4) testing these methods against existing safety data on certain botanicals; 5) incorporating these methods into a systematic framework for assessing botanicals. Initially focusing on oral intake from dietary supplements, the BSC may broaden its scope in future work phases. This presentation will provide a detailed view of the BSC's structure, ambitions, and methodologies, with a focus on updating the audience on the past year’s work.

Publication Date

April 2024

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Apr 18th, 10:30 AM Apr 18th, 11:00 AM

The Botanical Safety Consortium: Collaborative Effort to Improve Botanical Safety Testing Methods

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

The use of botanical dietary supplements is increasing, making their safety a crucial issue for public health. This article discusses the role and goals of the Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC), a collaborative effort between the US FDA, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute. Formed through a Memorandum of Understanding, the BSC aims to improve safety evaluation methods for botanicals. It operates as an international platform where experts from various sectors, including government, academia, industry, and non-profits, collaborate to advance and apply new approach methodologies (NAMs) for the safety assessment of botanical products. The BSC's objectives include: 1) collaborating with global stakeholders to advance scientific safety methods; 2) determining the right level of chemical characterization for complex botanical mixtures; 3) finding practical, suitable NAMs for safety evaluation; 4) testing these methods against existing safety data on certain botanicals; 5) incorporating these methods into a systematic framework for assessing botanicals. Initially focusing on oral intake from dietary supplements, the BSC may broaden its scope in future work phases. This presentation will provide a detailed view of the BSC's structure, ambitions, and methodologies, with a focus on updating the audience on the past year’s work.

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icsb/2024_ICSB/Schedule/24