26 May 2014 --- The American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) Chief Information Analyst, Merle Zimmermann, Ph.D., yesterday presented public oral comments, including those from the written comments submitted by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), at a meeting of the Technical Reports Peer Review Panel of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) to express significant concerns regarding a draft technical report on rodent studies conducted by NTP on the toxicology of a specific green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract.