[MPWG] Fwd: MEMBER ADVISORY: ABC's Mark Blumenthal Discussed Recent DNA Barcode Controversy on NPR Station KQED

Tue Nov 12 08:18:45 CST 2013

To follow up on the posting from last week, you may want to listen to this
NPR program on the topic....

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From: American Botanical Council <publicrelations at herbalgram.org>
Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Subject: MEMBER ADVISORY: ABC's Mark Blumenthal Discussed Recent DNA
Barcode Controversy on NPR Station KQED

Member Advisory

ABC's Mark Blumenthal Discussed Recent DNA Barcode Controversy on NPR
Station KQED

(AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7, 2013) ABC Founder and Executive Director
Mark Blumenthal was a guest on NPR station KQED's show "Forum with
Michael Krasny" today. The show focused on the recent controversy
surrounding a new study that purports to have discovered the
adulteration of some herbal supplements through the use of DNA Barcode
Analysis. The audio recording can be found here
http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/R?i=HFKoP3Zgy5dYZpHyK4U3yA

.

The show, which is hosted by Michael Krasny, also included the
following guests:

*  Candy Tsourounis, PharmD, professor of clinical pharmacy at UCSF
School of Pharmacy
*  David Baker, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology
and Reproductive Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center
*  Daniel Fabricant, PhD, director of dietary supplement at the
Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition

Earlier this week, the American Botanical Council issued a review and
critique of the article in question, as well as a

http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/R?i=enkdGTRa79TCaYWHeK7k1A

press release

http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/R?i=XvyXTsvHhbdr5oGWFYprbw

on the topic.

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