Naturally complex: Perspectives and challenges associated with Botanical Dietary Supplement Safety assessment

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2018, Pages 963-971

  Shipkowski, Kelly A ^a,f   Betz, Joseph M ^b   Birnbaum, Linda S ^a   Bucher, John R ^a   Coates, Paul M ^b   Hopp, D Craig ^b   MacKay, Duffy ^c   Oketch Rabah, Hellen ^d   Walker, Nigel J ^a   Welch, Cara ^e   Rider, Cynthia V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c International and Scientific Affairs   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^f ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PYRROLIZIDINE; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRODUCT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; CHEMISTRY; FOOD SAFETY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 85046155213     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.04.007     Document Type: Review

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