American Herbal Medicine Association revises the trade regulation of extract label

It is prohibited to use the term "extract" to describe plant raw materials that have not been extracted by solvent; it is prohibited to use quantitative proportion to express the ratio of fresh weight to dry weight of herbal medicine or to indicate any non extract product Recently, the Council of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) voted to amend a trade regulation on the description of "extract" in the label of herbal ingredients At the same time, AHPA requires its members to comply with the new trade regulations of extract label and adjust the product label instructions before September 11 this year It is understood that the new regulation has revised two main contents: first, it is prohibited to use the word "extract" to describe plant raw materials that have not been extracted by solvent; second, it is prohibited to use a quantitative proportion similar to "20:1" to represent the ratio of fresh weight to dry weight of a herbal medicine, or to represent any non extract product It is understood that the original regulations were formulated in October 2008, which were originally applicable to dehydrated herbs without additional treatment The product label uses the proportion description similar to "20:1" For example, the herbal medicine houdiastem (houdiagordonii) is sold on the market with the description of "houdiagordonii extract (20:1)" The new trade rules will lead to a revision of the AHPA code of ethics "Industry ethics" is one of the main policy documents used by AHPA to promote the development of member enterprises and industries AHPA members must act in accordance with this code, including the association's trade advice The AHPA Council may propose a number of initiatives on the production and marketing management of herbal products in the United States, and require all member units to consider these proposals as current industry ethics, which will eventually become the formal terms of the industry ethics All member units have the obligation to engage in production and sales in accordance with the requirements of "industry ethics" In addition, the AHPA Council also voted to adopt the following guidelines for the labeling of extracts: for any non liquid herbal extract, when using the ratio of two numbers (for example, "20:1") to express its quantitative extraction ratio, the first number shall be the initial weight of the plant material, and the second number shall be the weight of the processed extract of the plant material If the plant material is fresh, the information about the original condition of the plant material must be indicated; if it is dry, it also needs to be marked As an American Pharmaceutical Industry Association, AHPA's advice and work on herbal products and dietary supplements have been valued and recognized by FDA and other government agencies in the United States Some industry standards and policies have also been adopted by Congress and FDA, and issued as a guide to national standards At the same time, it also provides important guidance for the sale of herbal products in the United States Therefore, the domestic drug export enterprises should pay attention to the policy trend of AHPA The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), founded in 1982, is a representative of the American herbal products industry Its leading position in the trade of plant medicine is increasingly prominent AHPA members are growers, producers and distributors of herbal products, and representatives of multi-level industries At the same time, AHPA also maintains close communication and contact with other agencies It also maintains regular communication with many federal regulatory agencies on industry supervision issues in various fields, including the U.S FDA, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S Department of agriculture, the U.S fisheries and Wildlife Association, etc.