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Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM<br>Subject: MEMBER ADVISORY: ABC's Mark Blumenthal Discussed Recent DNA Barcode Controversy on NPR Station KQED<br><br>
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Member Advisory <br>
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ABC's Mark Blumenthal Discussed Recent DNA Barcode Controversy on NPR<br>
Station KQED<br>
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(AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7, 2013) ABC Founder and Executive Director<br>
Mark Blumenthal was a guest on NPR station KQED's show "Forum with<br>
Michael Krasny" today. The show focused on the recent controversy<br>
surrounding a new study that purports to have discovered the<br>
adulteration of some herbal supplements through the use of DNA Barcode<br>
Analysis. The audio recording can be found here<br>
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The show, which is hosted by Michael Krasny, also included the<br>
following guests:<br>
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*  Candy Tsourounis, PharmD, professor of clinical pharmacy at UCSF<br>
School of Pharmacy<br>
*  David Baker, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology<br>
and Reproductive Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center<br>
*  Daniel Fabricant, PhD, director of dietary supplement at the<br>
Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and<br>
Applied Nutrition<br>
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Earlier this week, the American Botanical Council issued a review and<br>
critique of the article in question, as well as a<br>
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