the Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements

AOAC INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON  DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Stefan Gafner, American Botanical Council Echinacea Working Group ‐ SMPR Presentation September 22, 2017

Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Fitness for Purpose As Agreed March 17, 2017

Primary objective: Quantitation of phenolic compounds (to include caftaric acid, chlorogenic acid, cichoric acid, cynarine, and echinacoside) in Echinacea angustifolia , Echinacea pallida , and Echinacea purpurea raw materials and finished dietary supplement products. Secondary Objective: Identification of Echinacea angustifolia , Echinacea pallida , and Echinacea purpurea raw materials and finished dietary supplement products by phenolic compound profile.