How Our Community Collaborates

The BSC brings together public and private partners to advance botanical safety science.

Stylized leaf graphic illustrating the BSC collaboration layers — Our structure connects public participants, stakeholders, scientific working groups, and a steering committee.

The Botanical Safety Consortium (BSC) operates through an inclusive, layered model that welcomes public engagement, channels community feedback, and empowers expert teams to deliver scientific outputs that inform safe use of botanicals.

General Public

Open to all. Access select materials on our website and attend the annual meeting. Join our updates to stay informed and engaged.

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Stakeholder Council

A global group of interested parties submitting a justification statement (private sector includes a financial contribution). Receives invitations to the Annual Meeting, quarterly newsletters, and webinars; can submit feedback and project ideas.

Apply to join

Technical Working Groups

Selected from the Stakeholder Council via an application review by the Steering Committee and TWG leads. These teams deliver scientific workstreams across core topic areas.

Chemical Analysis
Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity (DART)
Neurotoxicity
Systemic Toxicity
Genotoxicity
Cardiotoxicity
Data Analysis
Pharmacognosy

See all TWGs

Steering Committee

Includes consortium chairs, TWG liaisons, and Stakeholder Council representatives. Provides overall scientific direction, prioritization, and governance of the BSC portfolio.

Meet the leadership