BGG Receives United States Pharmacopeia Award for its Work on Elderberry Extract

Irvine, California, January 11, 2023 – BGG World (BGG) is extremely pleased to announce recognition from United States Pharmacopeia (USP) for its work with establishing standards for Elderberry extracts.  BGG received both a Certificate of Appreciation and a Donor Recognition Program award due to its extensive contributions to USP’s efforts, officially monographed as “European Elder Berry Dry Extract.”  USP noted that “BGG’s contributions add significant public benefit to the standards-setting process in support of the USP mission.”  

This latest achievement builds on several prior collaborations with USP involving other ingredients, and represents another building block in BGG’s leadership in the Berry and Extract categories.  “We were honored to participate and contribute to the development of this monograph, especially having our test methods validated and adopted. The monograph sets up the pharmacopeial standard of elderberry extract and will benefit all stakeholders of the elderberry industry to fight against adulteration and assure protection of public health.” said Yanmei Li, PhD, BGG’s Global Chief Scientific Officer. “At BGG, we believe that assisting third-party oversight organizations like USP comes with the territory of being market leaders. We’re always ready to pitch in and do our part to establish clear quality standards for the industry to follow.”

About BGG:  BGG is a global B2B supplier of ingredients sourced from nature that improve consumer wellness. Building on 25 years of innovative leadership, BGG provides consumer product makers with efficacious ingredients of outstanding quality. This is achieved by specialized sourcing, cultivation and production in the best global regions. BGG’s extensive portfolio originates from algae, fruits and plants. BGG is ISO9001, ISO22000 and GMP certified.

About USP:  USP is an independent, scientific non-profit organization focused on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines.  USP’s mission is to improve global health through public standards and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and foods.  

Further Information on BGG:  www.bggworld.com