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As defined inthe EU directive 178/2002/EC producers of food – and thus also of food supplements – are now obliged to make the origin of herbal raw materials traceable. The directive is based on the WHO-Guideline "Good Agricultural and Collection Practice”, which defines clear rules for the treatment of raw materials of herbal origin.

In an analogous way the very same rules also apply to the registration of herbal medicinal products. In future registration dossiers in CTD format exact details regarding geographic origin, cultivation and harvesting methods as well as drying, storage and transport conditions will have to be indicated.

The new directives do not only translate into new trouble for the producers, but also into new chances for a new positioning in the areas of quality, safety, protection of the environment and social engagement in third world countries.

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Poster, 2004 International Congress on Natural Products Research, Phoenix (USA), July 31 - August 4, 2004