American Botanical Council is an independent, nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing accurate and reliable information on herbs and medicinal plants for consumers, healthcare practitioners, researchers, educators, industry and the media.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is the national trade association and voice of the herbal products industry.Founded in 1982, AHPA's mission is to promote the responsible and sustainable commerce of herbal products to ensure that consumers have informed access to a wide variety of safe herbal goods. AHPA’s vision is for high quality herbal products to be readily accessible to and broadly used by consumers.
FAMI-QS is the leading specialty feed ingredients and mixtures certification scheme. It shows ingredients are sourced from suppliers that enforce the correct risk management measures to ensure feed quality and safety and operate hygienic practices that meet regulatory requirements.
A CITES certificate is required to import items protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). CITES is an international agreement between governments.