GUIDANCE POLICIES & OFFICIAL COUNCIL POSITIONS

Aloe Vera Quality Standard
The IASC quality standard for aloe vera raw materials covers items such as polysaccharide content, isocitrate (also often called “whole leaf maker” or WLM), contaminants, and other constituents typically found within the botanical.

Labeling Guidance & Definitions
The Labeling Guidance & Definitions was developed in an effort to reduce consumer and regulatory confusion and avoid unnecessary enforcement actions against aloe vera product marketers. The guidance requires label changes for those products marketed in the U.S. and is recommended for products for sale globally. To address U.S. regulatory concerns regarding a lack of standardization in the identification of aloe ingredients, the adopted Guidance also requires that IASC members comply with the definitions identified in the section "Definitions of Terms Commonly Used in Aloe Industry."

REACH Regulations Guidance & IASC Position Paper
REACH is the acronym for the European Union (EU) regulation Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals. The law took effect on June 1, 2007 and will be phased in over an 11 year period. It was developed and implemented to replace about 40 other legislative controls in an effort to streamline and improve the former legislative framework on chemicals marketed in the EU. The Guidance explains the regulations and its potential applicability to botanical products.

The IASC position paper was developed to specifically answer questions regarding the regulations applicability to aloe vera raw materials.

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NTP 2-Year Oral Consumption Study - Position Paper
The NTP is an interagency program whose objective is to evaluate substances of possible public health concern by developing and applying tools of modern toxicology and molecular biology. Aloe vera was nominated along with several other substances for review by NTP in the late 1990s for analysis.

The position paper was developed in order to educate consumers, retailers, and industry on the potential issues that could arise upon the publication of the NTP study results.

CODE OF ETHICS
IASC members are required to comply with the Code of Ethics & Business Practices and to adhere to all of its policies and principles. This Code of Ethics was adopted by the membership and so reflects the ethics of the responsible center of the aloe products trade. By taking responsibility for our own business practices, IASC and its members can ensure that those practices are informed by experience.

BYLAWS
The IASC Bylaws serves as a constitutional document to guide the operation of the association. The Bylaws defines the various IASC membership categories, describes the structure and authority of our board of directors and establishes rules for elections and other decision-making processes. Through the Bylaws, the rights of each company that joins IASC are ensured.