The challenges related to assessing the safety of botanicals
in foods and food supplements and regulating their use were highlighted at a
conference held in Denmark in November 2014. The conference identified a need
for more data to be generated on the risks botanicals pose to human health.
Participants also called for harmonisation of approaches and systems between
countries so that scientific information can be easily shared supporting the
safe use of botanicals and paving the way for greater cross-agency cooperation.
The conference was organised by the National Food Institute, Technical
University of Denmark along with the French institute for risk assessment,
ANSES, and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, BfR.