[MPWG] Fwd: AHPA Update: DNA experts caution against Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) pitfalls

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Forwarding this update from the American Herbal Products Association (a
Maryland-based national herbal products trade association) reminding us of
the importance of looking at both the possibilities and the challenges of
new technologies that could be used to test the identity of botanicals in
products in the food, supplement, and Natural Health Products industries.

-Patricia De Angelis
US Fish & Wildlife Service

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From: AHPA <ahpa at ahpa.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 4:23 PM
Subject: AHPA Update: DNA experts caution against Next Generation
Sequencing (NGS) pitfalls


"Incidental DNA fragments" may be misinterpreted using Next Generation
Sequencing (NGS)A caution to industry and regulators

Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

This article by leading DNA experts details challenges and pitfalls of DNA
analysis used to verify the identity of herbal ingredients.

"As the industry struggles to make use of DNA testing amid widely divergent
claims and opinions on the readiness of this new technology to enter the
pantheon of reliable testing methods, examining the strengths and
limitations adds an important component to the conversation," said AHPA
President Michael McGuffin.

http://ahpa.org/News/LatestNews/TabId/96/artmid/1179/articleid/723/Incidental-DNA-fragments-may-be-misinterpreted-using-Next-Generation-Sequencing-NGS.aspx
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