United States Pharmacopeia

General

Name: 
United States Pharmacopeia
Acronym (Short name): 
USP
Organisation type: 
Ordinary members
General contact
Location: 
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
20852-1790 Rockville (Maryland)
 US (United States)
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Details
Entry year: 
2012
Description: 

About USP

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed and consumed worldwide. USP’s drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, and these standards are developed and relied upon in more than 130 countries.

USP standards are developed and revised by more than 800 volunteer experts, including international participants, who work with USP under strict conflict-of-interest rules. Since its founding in 1820, USP has helped secure the quality of the American drug supply. Building on that legacy, USP today works with scientists, practitioners, and regulators of many nations to help protect public health worldwide.

 

USP's Relationship with Food Ingredients

USP began establishing documentary standards for food ingredients in 2006 when it acquired the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC)—a compendium of quality and purity specifications and methods—from the Institute of Medicine. USP's rich history and nearly 200 years' experience setting standards for pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, excipients, and more made the organization well suited to undertake the task of updating and expanding FCC.

For more information please go to: www.usp.org/fcc

Fields of interests

Chemical contaminants
Chemical contaminants: 
  • Facts, information, communication
  • Analysis and analytical tools
  • Method validation and ring trials
  • Legislation, standardisation and international organisations (CEN, ISO, Codex Alimentarius)
  • Training and education
  • Research projects
  • Network, clusters, consortia
Food additives and processing toxicants
Food additives and processing toxicants: 
  • Facts, information, communication
  • Analysis and analytical tools
  • Method validation and ring trials
  • Legislation, standardisation and international organisations (CEN, ISO, Codex Alimentarius)
  • Training and education
  • Research projects
  • Network, clusters, consortia
Food allergens
Food allergens: 
  • Analysis and analytical tools
  • Legislation, standardisation and international organisations (CEN, ISO, Codex Alimentarius)
Food authenticity
Food authenticity: 
  • Facts, information, communication
  • Analysis and analytical tools
  • Method validation and ring trials
  • Legislation, standardisation and international organisations (CEN, ISO, Codex Alimentarius)
  • Training and education
  • Research projects
  • Network, clusters, consortia
Emerging issues
Emerging issues: 
  • Facts, information, communication
  • Analysis and analytical tools
  • Method validation and ring trials
  • Legislation, standardisation and international organisations (CEN, ISO, Codex Alimentarius)
  • Training and education

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