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Standards and regulatory references

A scoped reference register with checked dates, not a blanket compliance badge.

Educational reference—not medical advice, a supply promise or a universal manufacturing procedure.

Identify jurisdiction and document type

A technical manual, voluntary terminology standard, binding regulation and draft guidance have different roles. Begin with the intended market and product category, then identify the document, version, scope and legal status. Terminology helps people describe a material consistently; it does not authorize that material for every food or health use.

Check the current official record

The register below separates published references from proposals and unresolved status. In particular, the linked Chinese terminology record is a standard project record, not proof of a current GB/T number. We do not promote a 2022 consultation article into a current standard. Obtain the final official record and applicable text before citing a standard in a purchase contract.

Separate organization credentials from product evidence

A management-system certificate applies to its named entity, site and scope. It is not a batch COA or proof that a specific extract is eligible in a destination market. Request current scoped documents, verify the issuer and validity, and separately agree analytical acceptance criteria for the actual material and application.

Explore individual topics

Turn reading into a review plan

  • Confirm species, plant part and starting-material traceability
  • Record solvent, carrier, form and analytical method
  • Set acceptance criteria for the actual formulation and destination market

Make decisions using written specifications and genuine batch evidence. The checks described here are not claims of tests already performed or certificates held by ZL Botanicals; equipment and process explanations do not assert our manufacturing capabilities.

References and scope

Sources checked: . Source titles are retained as published. Status reflects this check, not a substitute for pre-market review.

  1. WHO — Quality control methods for herbal materials (2011)

    Published technical manual, not a product authorization or a universal finished-extract specification.

  2. FDA — New Dietary Ingredient Notification Process

    US dietary supplements. Official index lists final procedural guidance (2024) separately from draft guidance (2016, 2022, 2024). Notification is not general product approval.

  3. European Commission — Novel Food status Catalogue

    EU reference tool, not an exhaustive authorization list. Supplement-only history does not automatically cover conventional foods.

  4. FDA — Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)

    US food uses under specified conditions. FDA describes an August 10, 2026 proposed rule: proposal, not final rule. Recheck the docket before relying on procedural requirements.

  5. SAMR — Plant extracts terminology, project 20213493-T-424

    This URL is a recommended national-standard PROJECT record. It is not sufficient evidence of the current final standard number or effective status; those remain unverified here.