Type of Posting: Revision Bulletin
Posting Date: 31–May–2013
Official Date: 01–Jun–2013
Archive Date: 09–Feb–2015
Expert Committee: Monographs—Dietary Supplements
Reason for Revision: Compliance
In accordance with the Rules and Procedures of the 2010–2015 Council of Experts, the Monographs—Dietary Supplements Expert Committee has revised the Saw Palmetto Extract monograph. The purpose for the revision is to add a set of ratios for the concentration of lauric acid to the concentration of other fatty acids that is applicable to extracts prepared by supercritical extraction with carbon dioxide.
The Saw Palmetto Extract Revision Bulletin replaces the monograph in USP 36–NF 31, which is scheduled to become official May 1, 2013. The Revision Bulletin will be incorporated into USP 37–NF 32.
Should you have any questions, please contact Anton Bzhelyansky, M.S. (+1-301-230-6303 or anb@usp.org).