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AAMA:
American Alternative Medical Association
ABC:
American Botanical Council
AER: adverse event report
AHHA:
American Holistic Health Association
AHPA:
American Herbal Products Association
AHP:
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
ALANUR:
Latin American Responsible Nutrition Alliance
AMRM:
Analytical methods and reference materials
, detailed at website for dietary supplements through the ODS.
ANA:
American Nutraceutical Association
ANDA:
abbreviated new drug application
ANMP:
Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists
ASEAN:
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BAP:
Botanical Adulterants Program
CAM: complementary and alternative medicine
cGMPs:
current good manufacturing practices for dietary supplements
CFDA: China Food and Drug Administration
CFH:
Citizens for Health
CFS:
Center for Food Safety
CFSAN:
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
CHCA: China Health Care Association
CHPA:
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
COA: certificate of analysis
CRN:
Council for Responsible Nutrition
DASCA:
Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act
of 2014
DGAC:
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone, a naturally occurring steroid hormone
DSHEA:
Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act of 1994
EFSA:
European Food Safety Authority
EHPM:
European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers
EWG:
Environmental Working Group
FDA:
Food and Drug Administration
FTC:
Federal Trade Commission
FSMA:
Food Safety Modernization Act
GE foods- genetically engineered foods
GI:
glycemic index
GM: genetically modified
GMOs: genetically modified organisms
GOED:
Global Organization for EPA/DHA Omega-3s
GRAS: generally recognized as safe, standard for food products
HPLC: high-performance liquid chromatography
HPTLC: high-performance thin layer chromatography
HRF:
Herb Research Foundation
IADSA:
International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations
IFOAM:
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
JACN:
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
LGD:
lab guidance document
NBJ: executive business publication
Nutrition Business Journal
,with focus on supplements
NCCIH:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
at the NIH
NCN:
Nutrition Capital Network
NCNPR:
National Center for Natural Products Research
at the University of Mississippi
ND: naturopathic doctor
NDA:
new drug application
NDI:
New dietary ingredient
NIH:
National Institutes for Health
NHANES:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NNB:
New Nutrition Business
, a UK-based publication for food industry executives
NFM: industry retail publication, the
Natural Foods Merchandiser
NPA:
Natural Products Association
NPF:
Natural Products Foundation
, research and education arm of NPA
NSF:
NSF International
, testing and certification agency
MSC:
Marine Stewardship Council
ODS:
Office of Dietary Supplements
at the NIH
ONHA:
Organic and Natural Health Alliance
RCT: randomized controlled trial
RDA: recommended daily allowance
RDI: recommended daily intake
TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine
UKAP:
United Kingdom Anti-doping Panel
USADA:
US Anti-doping Agency
USP:
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
WADA:
World Anti-doping Agency