Herb Regulations and the future

[Guest guest]

To all concerned, IMO, the US Chinese herb practitioner would be

fortunate to see the future in terms of the Canadian model of supplement

regulation vs the EU Directive on supplements and botanicals.

 

OM national and state organizations need to work together (not

separately) in promoting/demanding responsible regulation which is in the

best interest of NCCAOM herb certified practitioners. Herb companies who

think that NO regulation is GOOD regulation are not serving the long term

interest of their customers : the licensed and board certified

practioners. If the reasons are not obvious, let's get practitioners and

academy members up to speed on the regulatory issues, international and

national, which we need to come to grips with.

 

Bill Egloff

Crane Herb Company

 

 

 

 

Please note the following :

 

 

Health Canada announced new rules governing supplements and other

natural health products that includes allowing supported health claims,

but also stricter label regulations. Supplements will also be required

to have a product license and be made in a GMP certified facility. The

regulations cover " herbal remedies, homeopathic medicines, vitamins,

minerals, traditional medicines, probiotics, amino acids and essential

fatty acids " and will be enacted over a period of six years.

Internet Resources:

Press Release on NPIcenter

<http://www.npicenter.com/index.asp?action=NBViewDoc & DocumentID=4535>