the Stakeholder Panel on Dietary Supplements

Kava Industry Stakeholders ▪ American Kava Association http://americankavaassociation.org/ ▪ Kava growers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers who advocate for the safe and responsible distribution of kava in the United States. ▪ Sets minimum quality control standards for the distribution of Kava in North America through lab testing and responsible marketing bylaws. HPLC and HPTLC mentioned. ▪ True Kava http://www.truekava.com/ ▪ A non-profit corporation dedicated to the traditional use of kava ▪ HPLC: Identification, purity, strength, chemotype. Method: USP Piper methysticum Root and Rhizome Powder ▪ Qualitative: Indicator of noble/two day, adulteration of noble kava with two day. Method: Colorimetric assessment of kava quality, Lebot 2017

First Annual International Botanical Symposium on Kava, May 1997, Kona