Engage, Learn, and Be Inspired!
US Pharmacopeia (USP) will host a hybrid Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medicines Stakeholder Forum on Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM EDT. Please join USP, regulators, researchers, and industry professionals in-person at USP’s Rockville, Maryland facility or online as we gather stakeholder feedback, which will help shape the future of USP Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines standards. Advance registration is required.
Draft Agenda
- USP overview
- Heavy metals/Elemental Contaminants
- Botanical and Fungal ingredients
- Probiotics
- Scientifically valid and validated methods
- USP safety evaluation process and safety review of turmeric
Hear from experts including:
- Jo Barnes, University of Auckland
- Marie-Eve Boyte, NutraPharma Consulting Services Inc.
- Thomas Brendler, Plantaphile; Chair, USP Botanical Dietary Supplement and Herbal Medicine Expert Committee
- John Deaton, Biohm Technologies
- Jennifer Devine, United States Pharmacopeia
- Robert Durkin, Amin Wasserman Gurnani
- Kit Goldman, United States Pharmacopeia
- Luke Huber, VP, Council for Responsible Nutrition
- Holly Johnson, American Herbal Products Association
- Richard Ko, Herbal Synergy Food & Drug Consulting Company
- Binu Koshy, United States Pharmacopeia
- Cuiying Ma, United States Pharmacopeia
- Maria Monagas, United States Pharmacopeia
- Kevin Moore, United States Pharmacopeia
- Horacio Pappa, United States Pharmacopeia
- Deval Patel, Amway Corporation
- Amy Roe, Procter and Gamble
- Nandu Sarma, United States Pharmacopeia
- Jean Schoeni, Eurofins Microbiology
- Lev Spivak-Birndorf, Lab Director, Light Labs
- Andrea Wong, Council of Responsible Nutrition
Encouraged to participate:
- Dietary supplement manufacturers
- Retailers and trade associations
- Regulators
- Service providers and other interested parties who work with dietary supplements
For in-person attendees, USP's facility address is:
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, Maryland 20852