“HOW TO MONITOR THE QUALITY OF PLANTS FOR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS”

Milan Training course
“HOW TO MONITOR THE QUALITY OF PLANTS FOR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS”
Milan, 11th February 2014
Sala Napoleonica, Palazzo Greppi, Via S. Antonio 10
PlantLIBRA is a four year (2010-2014) European research project aiming to foster the safe use of food supplements
containing plants or botanical preparations by increasing science-based decision-making by regulators and food chain
operators. The project is structured to develop, validate and disseminate data and methodologies for risk and benefit
assessment and implement sustainable international cooperation.
The quality of food supplements made from plants is an ongoing subject of debate inside the European community.
These products are usually a complex mixtures of ingredients derived from plants of different origins and composition,
and the quality of products can be affected by a countless number of factors including the incorrect identification of
the plant species, the presence of naturally present compounds of some concern, unintentional contamination by
biological, physical or chemical contaminants, or fraudulent adulteration with other plants and/or the addition of
illegal substances. Furthermore, the application of good agricultural and collection practices and effective
implementation of quality control systems of the original raw plant ingredients can prevent losses of quality during
processing and help maintain the safe and consistent production of botanical food supplements.
The specific quality issues of plants for food supplements will be addressed and discussed at the upcoming training
course on “How to monitor the quality of Plants for Food Supplements”.
The event will take place in Milan next February 11 2014, hosted by University of Milan, at Sala Napoleonica,
Palazzo Greppi, Via S. Antonio 10.
This occasion will tackle the various aspects comprising the quality of plant food supplements including product
composition and analysis, the genetic identity from plants to final products, phytochemical identity and profiles of
herbal raw materials and preparations, and analytical Identification of contaminants and substances of concern.
The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for discussion among researchers, authorities and companies of
the PFS sector, the Industry requirements to ensure high quality finished products and quality needs of herbs and PFS
for the EU market.
PlantLIBRA strives through this event to promote awareness in the quality practice in all stages of production of food
supplements containing botanicals and botanical preparations and communicate to participating SME and food
operators the quality related results being investigated by PlantLIBRA and its partners.
PLANT LIBRA project number: 245199
PROGRAM
09.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome and opening
(Giorgio RACAGNI)
10.30 PlantlLIBRA project introduction
(Patrizia RESTANI )
11.00 Plants for food supplements: identification, caracterisation and quality
(Chlodwig FRANZ )
11.30 Phytochemical identity of herbal raw materials and preparations
(Hartwig SIEVERS)
12.00 Analytical Identification of substances of concerns
(Patrizia RESTANI)
12.30 Analytical control of contaminants and residues - heavy metals, mycotoxins and pesticides?
(Mihaela BADEA)
13.00 Discussion
13.30 Break
14.30 Medicinal plants cultivation: how to provide the best raw material
(Andrea PRIMAVERA)
15.00 Market situation: national experiences and main questions
(Bruno SCARPA)
15.30 Creation of a network of laboratories for high quality analysis of plants and botanical preparations
(Brunella CARRATÚ)
16.00-17.00 Final discussion and closing session
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The event is organized as part of the dissemination activities (WP9 ) of the project Plantlibra and the scientific
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program was edited in collaboration with WP7 , partner of the project and the participation is free of charge.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European UnionSeventh Framework
Programme ([FP7/2007-2013] [FP7/2007-2011]) under grant agreement n. [245199].
Languages: all presentation will be given in either English or Italian. Bidirectional simultaneous translation between
English and Italian will be provided
The number of places available in the room is limited. In case of entries exceeding the places available, preference will
be given based on the registration’s date.
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WP9 Dissemination, international cooperation and stakeholder
WP7 Investigation on botanical ingredients and plant food supplements (PFS): plant identity, methods, new compounds, network of laboratories
PLANT LIBRA project number: 245199
SPEAKERS
Mihaela BADEA
Dept. of Fundamental and Prophylactic Disciplines
Faculty of Medicine -Transilvania University of Brasov
Nicolae Balcescu St.56
500019 Brasov - Romania
mbadeaplantlibra@yahoo.com
Brunella CARRATÙ
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Units of Dietetics
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Viale Regina Elena 299-00161 Roma
brunella.carratu@iss.it
Chlodwig FRANZ
Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional plant compounds
University of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinärplatz 1A-1210 Vienna
Chlodwig.Franz@vetmeduni.ac.at
Andrea PRIMAVERA
FIPPO- Federazione italiana produttori di piante officinali
info@fippo.org
Giorgio RACAGNI
Università di Milano
Direttore Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari DiSFeb
Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano
giorgio.racagni@unimi.it
Patrizia RESTANI
Università di Milano
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari DiSFeb
Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano
patrizia.restani@unimi.it
Bruno SCARPA
Ministero della salute,
Ufficio IV ex DGSAN
Roma
b.scarpa@sanita.it
Hartwig SIEVERS
Phytolab
Dutendorfer Str. 5-7
91487 Vesternbergsgreuth
hartwig.sievers@phytolab.de
Contacts
Marinella TROVATO - Cinzia BALLABIO
Italian society of science applied to botanicals and health products (SISTE)
Via Francesco Ferrucci 22, Milan, Italy POST CODE 20145
TEL: +39-02-45487428
FAX: +39-02-45487903
E-MAIL: info@sisteweb.it; events@plantlibra.eu
PLANT LIBRA project number: 245199