Mark Blumenthal and others in the natural products industry have spent decades creating resources to aid in the authentication of a wide range of botanicals.

Karen Butler, Senior Managing Editor

August 8, 2019

When it comes to the fight against botanical adulteration in the natural products industry, Mark Blumenthal’s efforts top the list. As founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council (ABC) and director of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP), Blumenthal has spent the better part of four decades creating resources to aid in the authentication of a wide range of botanicals.

He joins INSIDER’s Karen Butler, a senior editor, for a discussion about the evolution of botanical adulteration—and the tools available to industry to help prevent and identify it.

Some takeaways include:

• Botanicals of greatest adulteration concern from the early 1970s to 2019

• Ways industry has kept pace as adulteration schemes have developed

• How organizations involved in the fight determine their priorities

About the Author(s)

Karen Butler

Senior Managing Editor, Informa Markets

Karen Butler is a senior managing editor at Informa Markets. For nearly 25 years, she’s worked in a variety of editorial roles, covering topics such as animal nutrition, functional food & beverage, and dietary supplement ingredients and trends. She most enjoys working behind the scenes as a copyeditor, as well as building community and supporting a team. Reach her at [email protected].

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